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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/iCMH 
Cotlection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  institute  for  Historical  iVIicroreproductions  /  institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historlques 


Tachnicai  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Notaa  tachniquaa  at  bibliographiquaa 


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Tha  inttituta  haa  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  bast 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturaa  of  this 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua. 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagaa  in  tha 
raproduction.  or  which  may  significantly  changa 
tha  usual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


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Colourad  covara/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 

Covars  damagad/ 
Couvartura  andommag^ 

Covars  rastorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  rastaurte  at/ou  palliculAa 

Covar  titia  missing/ 

La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 


I      I    Colourad  maps/ 


Cartas  gtographiquas  an  coulaur 

Colourad  ink  (l.a.  othar  than  blua  or  black)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  (i.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 


I      I   Colourad  plataa  and/or  illustrationa/ 


Planchas  at/ou  illustrationa  un  coulaur 


Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
Rail*  avac  d'autras  documants 


Tight  binding  may  causa  shadows  or  distortion 
along  intarior  margin/ 

La  r9  llura  sarria  paut  causar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
diatortion  la  long  da  la  marga  intAriaura 

Blank  laavas  addad  during  rastoration  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  possibia,  thasa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
II  sa  paut  qua  cartainas  pagas  bianchas  ajoutAas 
lors  d'una  rastau  ration  apparaissant  dans  la  taxta, 
mais,  lorsqua  cala  Atait  possibia,  cas  pagas  n'ont 
pas  4t«  filmAas. 


L'Instltut  a  microfilm*  la  maillaur  axamplaira 
qu'il  lui  a  it*  possibia  da  sa  procurar.  Las  details 
da  cat  axamplaira  qui  sont  paut-dtra  unlquas  du 
point  da  vua  bibliographiqua,  qui  pauvant  modifier 
una  imaga  raproduita.  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
modification  dans  la  mtthoda  normaia  da  filmaga 
sont  indiquis  ci-dassous. 


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Colourad  pagas/ 
Pagas  da  coulaur 

Pagas  damagad/ 
Pagas  andommagias 

Pagas  rastorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Pagas  raataurtas  at/ou  palliculAas 

Pagas  discolourad,  stainad  or  foxad/ 
Pagas  d*color*as.  tachatias  ou  piquAes 


I     I    Pagas  datachad/ 


Pagas  d6tachias 

Showthrough/ 
Transparanca 

Quality  of  prin 

Quaiit*  inigala  da  I'imprassion 

Includas  supplam<9ntary  matarii 
Comprand  du  material  supplimantaira 

Only  adition  availabia/ 
Saula  Edition  disponibia 


Fy]  Showthrough/ 

I     I  Quality  of  print  varias/ 

nn  Includas  supplam<9ntary  matarial/ 

I     I  Only  adition  availabia/ 


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Pagas  wholly  or  partially  obscurad  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  une  pelure. 
etc.,  ont  M  filmAes  A  nouveau  da  fafon  A 
obtanir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


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Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  supplAmantairas: 


Wrinkled  pages  may  film  slightly  out  of  focus. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  film*  au  taux  da  reduction  indiqu*  ci-dassous. 


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The  copy  filmad  h«r«  has  b««n  r«produc«d  thank* 
to  tha  ganaroaity  of: 

HaroM  Camptoll  Vauflhan  Mamorial  Library 
I  UnivanHy 


Tha  imagaa  appearing  hara  ara  tha  baat  quality 
poaaibia  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  iagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  Icaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacif icationa. 


L'axamplaira  film*  f ut  raprodult  grioa  A  la 
gAnAroaiti  da: 

Harold  Campball  Vaughan  Mamorial  Library 

Acadia  Univanity 


Laa  imagaa  auK/anta*  ont  At*  raproduitaa  avec  la 
plua  grand  aoin.  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattatA  da  l'axamplaira  filmA,  at  an 
conformitA  avac  la*  conditiona  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 


Original  copia*  in  printed  paper  covara  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  laat  page  with  a  printed  or  illuatratad  imprea- 
*ion,  or  the  bacic  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copia*  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
firat  page  with  a  printed  or  Illuatratad  impraa- 
*ion,  and  ending  on  the  laat  page  with  a'printed 
or  illuatratad  impraaalon. 


Lea  axempiairea  originaux  dont  la  couvarture  en 
papier  eat  ImprlmAe  aont  filniAa  an  commenpant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  en  terminant  aoit  par  la 
dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'Impreaaion  ou  d'illuatration,  aoit  par  la  aacond 
plat,  aelon  le  caa.  Toua  laa  autrea  axempiairea 
originaux  aont  filmAa  en  commenpant  par  la 
pramlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'Impreaaion  ou  d'illuatration  at  an  terminant  par 
la  dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  laat  recorded  f reme  on  each  microfiche 
ahail  contain  tha  aymbol  ^^-  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tha  symbol  y  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 


Un  dea  symboles  suivanta  apparaltra  aur  la 
dernlAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  seion  le 
caa:  la  aymbole  -^  signifie  "A  SUIVIIE",  le 
symbole  ▼  signifie  "FIN". 


Mapa,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Thoae  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  expoaure  ara  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  end  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrama  illuatrata  the 
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filmAs  A  des  taux  de  rAduction  diff Arents. 
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de  Tangle  aupAriaur  geuche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  heut  en  baa,  an  prenant  le  nombre 
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TWO  DISCOURSES 

DELIVERED 

OCTOBER  25th.   1759. 

Being  the  Day  appointed  by  Authority  to  be  obferved 
A  Day  of  public  Thanksgiving, 


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SOME  ti«ngs  omitted  in  delivering  the  fol- 
lowing difconrfcs,  on  account  of  their 
length,  are  in ferted  in  this  publication.  Some 
coiftderablq  alterations,  bcfides,  have  fince 
been  made  in  the  fecond  of  them,  compofed, 
both  in  hafte,  and  while  the  author  was  un- 
der bodily  ifidifpofition.  For  which  altera- 
,tions,  if  they  fhould  happen  to  be  amend- 
ments, as  they  were  deligned,  he  conclydes, 
he  (hall  fall  under  no  blame  from  any  of  thofe 
that  heard  them,  and  have  fjgnified  th^iir  dc- 
ilre  to  fee  them  publiihed.  ."/  fe  i 


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'  Of  the  great  Things 

which  GOD  hath  done  for  us.  *'" 

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PSALM  CXXVI.  Verfe  3d,  ' ' -^j 
7'H  £  LORD  hath  done  gr^at  things  fir  us, 
-;ai   whereof  we  are  glad,   ..>.   r^i      •  t 

|0  comment  is  neceffary  for  the  expla- 
nation of  thefe  words,  which  are  very 
plain  of  themfclves  t  Neither  is  there 
need  of  any  preface,  or  incrodu(fl)ont 
in  order  to  accommodate  them  to 
the  prcfenc  joyful  occafion  ;  fince,  it 
is  fuppofed,  they  muft  appear,  even  at  firft  view, 
fufficiently  adapted  to  it.  We  may  therefore  imme- 
diately adopt  them  ourielves,  and  apply  them  to  the 
bafinefs  of  this  day.  For  the  Lord  hath,  indeed,  done 
great  things  for  us,  whereof  we  are  doubtlefs  glad  ; 
having  abundant  reafon  to  be  fo.  And,  in  the  lan- 
guage of  the  context,  well  may  "  our  mouth  be  now 
filled  with  laughter,  and  our  tongue  with  finging.  *' 
.    >'  A3  It 


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6  Oftis  great  Tbitigs 

ii  is  propbled,  by  divine  afliftance,  in  the  fiHt 
plaice,  to  re prefent  to  you'  thofe  great  things  which 
God  hath  lately  done  for  us,  for  our  land  and  nation  i 
and  which  are  the  occaflon  of  our  being  aflfembled 
together  in  hil  houfe  of  praife  at  this  time 

In  the  next  place  will  be  (hown,  the  propriety  of 
being  glad  and  rejoicing  on  fuch  occafions,  and  what 
great  reafon  we  have  for  it  at  prefent ;  more  efpecially 
(»ti  account  of  that  tmpottant  event.  Which  is  the 
more  particular  and  immediate  occafion  of  this  fokm- 
nity. 


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Some, needful  regulations  of  our  joy  on  this  occa- 
flon, will  th^h  t^  fubjoined  ;  that  it  may  be  taught  to 
flow  in  a  proper  channel,  and  be  agreeable  to-  our 
chara<5ler  as  chriftians,  inftead  of  degenerating  into  the 
mirth  of  fbols.  .,,... 

*  AWd  thfe  wholfc  Will  (je  fclofed  with  iucli  refle^tibni 
and  exhortations,  as  the  occafion  itfetf  naturatty  fug- 
jgefts  ;  and  which  may,  therefore,  be  particularly  fea- 
fonablc  at  this  time.  / 

To  return  then,  it  will  be  proper,  in  the  firft  place, 

,1,  To  repreient  to  you  thofe  gfe«  tniri|tf  Which 
God  hath  lately  done  for  us,  for  our  land  and  nation ; 
and  which  are  the  occafion  of  our  being  now  afTeriibled 
together  in  his  houfe  oif  praife.  And  altho*  many  of 
you  may,  perhaps,  have  a  more  accurate  knowledge, 
a  jufter  conception,  and  a  deeper  fenfe,  of  thefe  favors 
of  heaven,  than  \  havr  myfelf }  yet  it  will  be  good  for 
IM  to  talk  of  them,  to  revolve  them  in  our  minds;  an4 
(peak  of  the  great  goodnets  kA  our  God  to  us,  with 
reference  to  them.  If  I  do  not  inform  you  oif  a«y 
.»  7  u      '  tWng, 


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/  \?  which  GOD  hath  done  for  us*       j 

tMitg,  ivhich  yott  knew  not  before ;  yet  I  may  p6(!h\jf 
revive  the  remembrance  of  certain  mercies,  which 
had  (lipped  the  memories  of  fome  }  and  contribute 
towards  fixing  both  them,  and  others,  in  your  minds  t 
which,  it  is  conceived,  will  be  anfwcring  a  valuable 
end.  For  the  more  thorough,  or  deeper  fenfe,  we 
have  of  thefe  merdo,  the  more  permanent  it  will 
be  V  and  the  more  permanent  it  is,  the  more  lafting 
will  be  our  gratitude  to  God  for  them  i  and  the  more 
lafting  our  gratitude,  the  more  fuitable  returns  fliaU 
we  make  to  him ;  which  will  be,  in  effeA,  beft  to 
anfwer  the  true  ends  of  this  folemnity. 

It  is  propofed,  as  was  intimated  before,  to  enlarge 
chiefly  on  that  great  and  happy  event,  which  is  tl^ 
principal,  and  more  immediate  occafion,  of  our  pub- 
lie  rejoicing  and  thankfgivings  at  this  time.  My  dif- 
courfe  in  the  afternoon,  will  be  in  a  manner  confined 
to  this  event }  which  will  allq  employ  more  of  our 
time  this  morning,  than  any  other  particular  one. 
However,  it  is  humbly  conceived,  there  will  be  no 
impropriety  in  taking  a  litde  larger  compafs,  and  ex-  , 
tending  our  views,  on  this  occafion,  even  beyond  A- 
merica.  Accordingly,  if  you  pleafe,  we  will  introduce 
this  interefting  aEiir,  the  reduction  or  furrender  of  the 
capital  city. of  Canada,  by  taking  a  tranfient  view  of 
fome  other  of  our  late  military  fuccefles,  which  pre- 
ceeded  it ;  looking  back  to  the  principal  of  thofe,  which 
have  come  to  our  knowledge  fince  the  time  of  our 
lad  general  and  public  thankfgiving  ;  and  connedling 
thefeiater  with  former  ones,  which  were  taken  notice 
of  on  that  occafion. 


*;»i:rf»^-y,. 


As  you  may  remember,  we  then  faw  the  war  in  ge- 
neral going  on  profperoufly  on  the  .  fide  of  Great- 
Bcitain  and  her  allies.  We  then  fliw  the  enemy  driven, 
with  great  lofs  and  (laughter,  out  of  his  Majefty*s 

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German  dominions.    We  then  alio  faw  Tome  fuccefi* 
ful  defcents  made  on  the  coads  of  France,fr()m  whence 
we  had  been  threatned,  but  jud  before,  with  an  inva- 
fion,  as  at  prefent.     We  then  faw  feveral  of  the  ene- 
my's fortreffes,  and  one  of  her  valuable  fettle  ments, 
on  the  coaft  of  Africa,  reduced  }  and  fubjcdled  to  the 
obedience  of  his  Britannic  Majedy.     We  then  faw  his 
Majefiy^s  illudrious  PrufTian  Ally,  not  only  (landing 
his  ground  againft  his  numerous  enemies,  but  viAori- 
ous  in  divers  indances  \  and,  in  particular,  triumphant 
over  the  formidable  Ruflian  army.      We  then  faw, 
here  in  America,  the   French  fortrefs,    ufually  called 
Frontinac,  furrended  to  his  Maje(ly*s  arms  ;  and  our 
troops  returning  from  thence  laden  with  the  fpoils  of 
our  enemies.     We  then  faw  the  enemy  driven  from 
Che  river  St.  John  \  and  the  adjacent  country  fccured 
to  his  Majefty  \   the  whole  Peninfula  of  Nova-Scotia 
having  been  before  reduced,  and  well  garrifoned   by 
our  troops.     We  then  faw  the  BritiOi  colours  on  the 
v^alls  of  Louiflx)urg  i  and  the  iAands  of  Cape- Breton 
and  St.  John,  in   our  pofllflion.     We  then  faw  the 
trade  of  the  enemy  greatly  diftrcffed  \   and  her  mari- 
time power  much  Icflcned :  We  faw  the  ports  of  Great- 
Britain   and  her  colonies,  filled   with  the  merchant- 
men of  France,  and  her  private  (hips  of  war  j  while 
the   ports  of  the  enemy  were  moftly  blocked  up. 
We  then  faw  the  armed  ve(rels  of  France  on  lake  On- 
tario, burnt  }    and  no  inconfuierable  part  of  her  royal 
navy,  taken,  funk,  or  otherwife  dcftroyed.     In  fine, 
•we  then  faw  the  commerce  of  the  enemy,  to  appear- 
ance, almoll  ruined  ;    her  councils  difconcerted,  and 
her  coffers  low  :    the  councils  of  Great- Britain  firm 
and  fteady  ;  her  trade  in  a  fiouri(hing  condition  •,  and 
her  fleets  triumphant  on  every  fea,  where  the  Britifh 
flag  made  its  appearance.  ,.,.. 

.    ■    ^'  '       It 


\<.-,«e*wr3»,w-**r-«»pg|p^  •^mm" 


which  GOD^hatb  done  for  us.       9 


It 


It  was  judged  not  amifs  juft  to  hint  at  thefe  former 
I  fuccefTes,  with  which  heaven  had  favoured  the  Britifh 
arms,  before  we  came  to  thofe  later  ones,  which  fall 
within  the  period  mentioned  above  \  and  which  are 
now  to  be  fpoken  of.  Only  it  is  to  be  obferved,  that 
as  this  difcourfe  is  not  defigned  for  an  hiftory,  much 
[Icfs  for  a  journal,  of  firges,  voyages,  and  campaigni\  ^ 
fu  it  mult  not  be  expected,  that  I  (hould  be  minutely 
:ircum(lantiul  \  but  only  fpeak  of  the  great  things 
[which  Gud  has  done  for  us,  in  a  fummary,  general 
[way }  which»  it  is  conceived,  is  the  only  one  that  it 
I  proper  for  this  place  and  occafion. .... .  • .,;  |   ,  <  , 

As  things  looked  with  a  favourable  and  promifing 
afpedl,  where  we  left  off  above  \  fo  it  mud  be  acknow- 
I  ledged  with  all  gratitude,  that  God  has  not  difappoin- 
ted  the  hopes,  which  thofe  (miles  of  his  providence  had 
raifed  in  us.  The  war  has  gone  on  with  great  and 
.remarkable  fuccefs,  on  the  part  of  Great  Britain,  ever 
lince,  as  well  as  for  fome  time  before,  our  laft  general 
Ihankfgiving  ;  *  which  is  .now  almoft  a  year.  God 
\as  done  many  confiderable,  and  fome  great  things 
for  us,  in  this  time  ;  while  our  lofTes  and  difadvan- 
i^tages  have,  comparatively  fpeaking,  been  few  and  fmall. 

Since  the  period  laft  referred  to,  we  have  had  au- 
thentic advices  from  the  Eaft-Indies,  of  an  advantage 
'ained  there  over  the  enemy's  fleet  in  an  engage- 
pent,  the  confequence  of  which  was  the  utter  lofs  of 
leverai  of  their  capital  fhips.  And  altho*,  about  the 
Ifame  time,  the  enenry  obtained  an  advantage  by  land> 
pn  thofe  parts  ;  yet  there  is  great  reafon  to  hope, 
Ithat  by  means  of  the  fuccours  foon  after  received  there, 
[whatever  lofs  we  fuftained  is  at  leaft  retrieved,  if  not 
Imore  than  retrieved  i  whereas  that  of  the  enemy 
jcould  not  be  fo. 

But 

*  November  23,  1758. 


.  i 


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%«;• 


K?< 


11  ^.* 

fl 


y^'iili'i 


lO 


Of  the  great  Things 


But  l^tfng  ehofe  drftant  parts,  the  ficuation  of  our, 
lUFdirs  in  which,  we  have  lefs  certainty  of,  let  us  come 
to  Europe  i   and  take  a  curfory  view  of  it  there. 

^  At  the  opening  of  the  priefent  feafon  for  the  de- 
ftrufliive  buftnefs  of  war,  the  French  Xing  thought 
proper  to  fend  a  prodigious  army  intoGermany.  This, 
1)1  conjunction  with  other  troops  in  thofe  parts,  was 
duftin'd  to  ravage  his  Majefty's  Hanoverian  domini- 
ons *,  and,  in  (hort,  to  conquer,  and  take  pofiefTion 
thereof,  for  his  Moft  Chfiftian  Majefty  r  Who,  if  he 
rcfemble  his  immediate  Predeceffor,  of  iuch  famous 
memory  for  difturbing  and  plundering  his  neighbours, 
can  no  more  be  fatisfied,  either  with  conquered,  or  fto- 
len  provinces  and  countries,  than  "  he  that  loveth 
"  filver  can  be  fatisfied  with  fllver,  or  he  that  loveth 
•*  abundance,  with  increafe/*  Whole  Greatnefs,  in  its 
nature  and  rife,  was  not  very  different  from  that  of 
the  great  Chaldean  Monarch,  thus  charafterized  in  fa- 
cred  writ :  **  He  is  a  proud  man,  neither  keepeth  at 
**  home,  who  enlargeth  his  defire  as  hell,  and  is  as 
**  death,  and  cannot  be  fatisfied  •,  but  gathcreth  unto 
*•  him  all  nations,  and  heaping  unto  him  all  people.  — 
•*  Wo  to  him  that  increafeth  that  which  is  not  his  ! , 
"  How  long  ?  —  Becaufe  thou  haft  fpoiled  many  na-  * 
•'  tions,  all  the  remnant  of  the  people  fhall  fpoil  thee  j 
*•  becaufe  of  men's  blood,  and  for  the  violence  of  the 
»Mand  —  "H 

"But  not  to  digrefs :   This  defign  of  his  Moft  Chri- 
ftian  Majefty  uponHanover,  had  aimoft  fucceeded,  and ; 
taken  cffeift ;  \o  that  all  the  friends  to  the  liberties  of  | 
Europe,  who  are  of  courfe  enemies  to  the  ambitious  j 
views  of  France,  ftood  aghaft,  as  it  were  ;  and  trem- 
bled for  the  Confequence  of  a  general  battle,  which  was; 
now  unavoidable  •,  the  army  on  which,  mider  Goif, 

the 
[1  Habak.  II.  5,  —  8. 


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■  ^i^^".  twi'; 


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mtion  of  our  { 
let  tis  come< 
it  there. 

I  for  the  de- 
ing  thought 
[lany.  This, 
e  parts,  was 
rian  domini- 
i£  poifelTion 

Who,  if  he 
fuch  famous 
i  neighbours, 
lered,  or  fto- 

that  lovech 
!  that  lovcth 
eatnefs,  in  its 
from  that  of 
terized  in  fa- 
r  keepeth  at 
;11,  and  is  as 
ithcreth  unto 
ill  people.  — 

is  not  his  ! 
ed  many  na- 
il fpoil  thee  j 
)lcnce  of  the 


Moft  Chri- 
cceeded,  and : 
le  liberties  of| 
he  ambitious  I 

v  and  trem- ! 
e,  which  was 
under  God^, 
the 


which  GOD  hath  ddntfur  us,      1 1 

lalvation  of  chat  country  depended,  being  ihfefkM^ 
fn  nUnnfoerv  at  leaft  by  one  haflfy^  to  the  united  forced  df 
lat,  which  flood  ready  to  devour  her  to  the  Very 
Iheart,'  having  before  fcarcc  half  gorged  itfelf  with  htt 
l^xterior,  and  lefs  eifential  parts.    In  this  critical  and 
;morable  junAure,  it  pkrafed  God  to  infpire  Prinetf 
''erdinand  with  fuch  wifdom  and  magnanimity,  and 
lis  comparatively  fmall  army  of  Btitifh  tfhd  HanoVe^ 
ian  troops,  with  fuch  invincible  bravery  and  ardor, 
not  only  to  maintahi  their  ground,  but  to  gain  a 
)mpleat  viftory.    This  prodigious  army  they  entire- 
l^y  routed,  not  without  great  (laughter ;  took  their  ar^ 
illery,  magazines,  &c.  purfued  them  to  the  Wefer, 
ind  mto  it  j  where  thoufands  of  them  perifticd  in  thtf 
raters,  as  the  proud  Pharaoh  and  hi^  hof^  perifhed  irt 
le  Red  Sea.     And  akho*  there  were  nottiing  pretei^ 
Natural  in  this  cafe,  as  in  the  other }  yet  it  feems,  up- 
Sa  the  whole^  to  have  been  a  remarkable  interpofitiori 
providence  :  So  that  Prince  Ferdinand,  who  is  aal 
«uch  renowned  for  his  piety,  as  for  his  great  military 
Irtues,  might  on  this  occafion  have  adopted,  with 
Veat  propriety,  the  fong  of  Mofes,  on  that  alluded  to 
Ibovcj-*-*'  I  will  fing  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  hath 
triumphed  glorioufly  •,  the  horfe  and  \\\%  rider  hath  he 
Ihrown  into  the  fea. — Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  hoft 
-his  chofen  captains  al(b,  are  drowned  in  the  Red 
Ilea.     The  depths  have  covered  them  s  they  fank  into- 
ne bottom  as  a  (lone.     Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is 
scome  glorious  in  ixjwer  \  thy  right  hand,  O  Lord, 
bth  dafticd  in  pieces  the  enemy.**     There  is  another 
icred  fong,  which  all  his  Majefty's  Hanoverian  fub- 
|efts  might,  with  peculiar  propriety  adopt,  on  occafion 
3f  thlk  memorable  deliverance  from  impending  ruin. 
■**  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  (ide, 
low  may  Httnover  fay  i   if  it  had  not  been  the  Lord 
rho  was  on  our  fide>  When  men  role  up  againd  us  ; 

then 


i*)i 

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I  ^^ 


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I 


m 


lii 


Of  fbe  great  Things 


then  they  luid  fw'aHowed  us  up  quick,  when  their 
>rrach  was  kindled  agaioft  us.  Then  the  waters  had 
overwhelmed  U5-::the  proud  waters  had  gone  over 
our  (oul.  Blefled  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not  given 
us  a  prey  to  their  .teeth.  Our  fou)  is  efcaped  as  a  bird 
out  of  the  fnare  of  the  fowlers  \  the  fnare  is  broken, 
fnd  we  are- efcaped*  ;  Our  help  is  ia  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  who  made  heaven  and  earth." 


Hi,-.. 


But  to  proceed  to  fome  other  matters*    which 
more  immediately  concern   Great  Britain     and  her 
dependencies,   though   not  our  gracious  Spvere'^n.; 
whofe   hereditary  German  dominions  may   naturally  | 
and  juftly  claim  a  great  (hare  in  his  royal  care  and 
i|ffe<^ions  :    The  French   have  been  medicating,  or; 
at  leaft  pretending  to  meditate,  a  defcent  upon'  the 
ifland  of  Britain,  with  a  formidable  army;  and  again 
to  bring  the  Pretender  on  the  ftage.     Yea,  their  pre- 
fumption  has  calk*d,  and  vaunted  itfelf  of  a  conqueft 
of  thofe  kingdoms  \  fo  that  they  feem,  in  their  own 
vain  imagination,  to  have  anticipated  fo  great  a  tri- 
umph.    And  if  they  have  not  been  in  earneft,  at  leaft 
their  preparations  for  an  invafion,  have  been  fo  vaft 
and  expenfive,  as  might  naturally  make  one  believe, 
they  were :  For  it  is  hardly  to  be  fuppofed,  they  would 
be  at  fuch  a  prodigious  expence  of  labour  and  money, 
without  any  defign  to  put  their  threats  in  execution  \ 
and  fo,  in  the  event,  to  make  themfelves  the  jeft  of 
Europe,  which  they  have  fometimes  done  at  a  much 
cheaper  rate;   and  might  doubtlefs  have  done  foa<; 
gain.    But  whatever  their  real  intentions  might  have  j 
been  by  thefe  formidable  preparations,  Great- Brit^, 
on  her  part,  has  been  attentive  to  guard  againft  the 
word.     Proper  difpofitions  hav€  been  made  on  h«r 
own  coafts  for  the  reception  of  the  enemy  j    and! 
at  the  fame  time,   the  ports  of  France  n«ar  the  Bri- 
■     '  '  *  tilh 


^  -i"*:,-*^^ 


p.-  ">.-■■■ 


:v:^' 


which  GOD  hath  dene  for  us,      13 

plh  channel,  have  been  To  Vr  ;  watch'ct  and  guarded  by 
^ur  fuperior  fleets,  that  the  enemy,  altlio*  they  had  had 
fufRcient  furce,  and  all  things  in  readihefs  to  niakfc 
d?fcent,  have  not  yet  had  it  in  their  power  to  leave 
idr  own  coalls,  without  almoft  the  certain  lofs'  of 
)eir  whole  army  and  armament,  with  a  great  part  of 
heir  navy.  Yea,  divine  providence '  has  fo  favo\ir*d 
IS,  that  one  of  the  Britifh  admirals  has'  had  it  in  his 
power  to  enter  one  of  tKe  enemy's  ports,  where  thefd 
{rand  preparations  were  making  •,  and  to  deftroy  a 
}art  thereof,  with  fome  of  their  (tores  and  magazines, 
[bme  of  their  Clipping,  and  even  a  cohdderable  part  of 
the  city  itfelf,  near  which  they  were.  +  ,    ' 

Another  of  our  admirals,  or  at  lead  part  of  his 
juadron,  not  long  aftrr,  approached  fo  near  their 
}riacipal  port,  •  where  their  chief  maritime  (Irength 
^as  colleiled,  as  to  bring  off  fome  of  the  fliips  carry- ^ 
ig  fupplies  to  them,  even  from  under  the  fruitlefs  fire 
)f  their  caftles  and  batteries.  '\*^ivw 

But  we  have  very  lately  had  authentic  advices  of 
\\\\  greater  importance,  refpedling  the  good  fuccefs  of 
third  Britifh  admiral,  the  fame  who  commanded  the 
leet  the  laft  Year  at  the  fiege  of  Louifbourg,  ftill  frefh 
in  all  our  memories.     For  when  one  of  the  enenray's 
{uadrons  was  about  joining  their  principal  fleet,  and 
In  a  fair  way  of  eflTcfting  it,  which  might  hav^  proved 
3f  bad  confequence  to  us,  this  brave  and  fuccefsful 
idmiral,    you  know,    opportunely   difcovered,    at- 
Ucked,   and  beat  it ;    taking  and  deftroying  five  or 
fix  capital  (hips  •,  the  remainder,  or  at  lead  the  moft 
[of  them,  being  obliged    to   betake  themfelves   to  a 
[neutral  port }    and   there  reduced,    in  their  extremi- 
ty,   to  implore  convoy-  of  a  neutral  power,   to  fee 
I  them  fafe  back  again  into  their  own,  ||  from  whence 
[their  evil  genius  had  tempted  them  to  depart.     But 

in 
t  Havre  de  Grace.        *  Brcft.        ||  Toulon. 


■  «.•,        -"•CTS 


I.  • 

1 


H     A^y^Pf  ^^  S^^^  things 


ifiyaifi.i  bein^  ftUl  l)]ockedupby  afupcidorforce  *,  To 
tfhat  we  iieed  not  wholly  defplMr  of  having  further  ac- 
jppwitSQf  ^TO^  whjich  no.ay  be  i^reeab)e  to  u& 


'>- 


1  MvsT  pot  pipit,  now  1  am  hinting  at  fome  V^cy 
jnterediog  Qccurrencies  in  Europe,  relative  to  the  War^ 
^o  tnentjbn  the  jaft  advices,  which  we  hope  may  be 
depended  on,  refpeifling  the  yiifjtpry  ,pf  his  Majefty's 
great  Pruiljan  ,^Iy  oyer  thc.Ruflian  army,  then  with- 
in a  few  leagues'^  of  his.  own  Ciapitaj,  which  ieemed  in 
laiminent  danger  of  f^lUqg  into  |he  hands  of  thoie 
parbariaP9>  [If  this  advice  be  qot  premature,  as  we 
all  hope  it  is  nptj  this  is  a  very  important  event,  not 
only  to  his  PrufTian  Majelly,  who  has  now  flood  as 
it  were  on  the  brink  of  a  mighty  precipice,  4br  kveral 
years  together ;  but  alfo  to  our  King,  and  ^coGrtat'- 
Qritftin,  whole  intereils  are  at  prefent  to  dofety  conr 
lii^ed  with  thole  of  that  truly  great  and  illuftrious 
Monarch.  May  angels  (till  guard  him !  or  rather  He^ 
who  **  maketh  his  angels  fpirits^  and  his  minifters  a 
KiUofie  of  fire :"  who  giveth  iklva^n  unto  kingit  >  and 
^  hitherto  delivered  Freq^r^c  his  fervant-fcc)m  [the 
rhi)rtful  iword  1  *#€ 


'%^ 


„Ii5:Ji 


%  .-3uT  if  you  pleafe,  we  will  now  come  from  Ei^rope 
HO  Am^Hcai  whifh  isrcomii^  ftill  nearer  to^urfelv«% 
iBut, before  I  iay  any  thii^  of  the  military  operatioiu 
iOn  the  continent,  we  will  caft  an  eye  t(>«^ards  tjie 
jjlmeri(:an.iflands.  For  it  is  there  we  afc^o  IcMakioiv 
and  i^ere  that  we  may  fipd,  one  of  the  great  thingfi 
vwhich  :God .  has  lately  done  for .  u^  Xhe  re^UjSion,  of 
iGuadaioupe,  with  fome  of  the  adjacent  iflands,  is  trulf 
.fiK^h  ;  andtfin  Tpme  fenfe  the  greater,  becauie  fPeAed 
by  fo  fmall;  a  force,  and  under  fuch.  feemingly,  ^ifadr 
vantageousHpir^mftances.  This  is  almofty.aqd.rPfO' 
s may ,pr<xve ^ujccsaa M^ifeiri^vable  ^ml ifffpaf^U^ 


J'  -"  * 


-   v,  ^  , 


■m^ 


■««» 


.i'iil 


.  V-^'^r 


\:. 


which  GOD  hath  done  fir  us.      1 5 

lipfs,  to  that  haughty,  and  all-grafptogpow^r  which  has 
|incurrc(^  U  ;    a  lofs  which  ihe  will  |ni|c^  loc^r  fed. 
land  mourn,  than  we  did  that  of  the  iiland  of  Minor- 
lea,  at  the  beginnii^  of  the  prefent  war.  dniring  a  lefs 
|watchful  miniftry  ti\an  the  prefent.    And  to  Great- 
Britain,  this  acquifitibn  alone,  if  matnuuoed,  will  pro- 
sablifr  much  more  than  make  good  all  the  damage  (he 
fuftainedjn  the  fornper  cefpedt ;  which,  if  I  miftake 
}t,  time  and  experience  make  ftilllefs  and  le&  con- 
siderable. 

But  while  out  thoughts  are  in  that  part  ol  the 
/orki,  where  Co  valuable  and  noble  an  acqiufitioa 
laib^en  made,  by  the  b|e0ing  of  God  on  the  Britiih 
arms.}  while  our  thoughts  are  engaged  in  that  part  of 
Jie  world,  I  fay,  and  en  fb  worthy  ajifl  joyful  ani  oc-. 
:afion.f  wltat  is  it  tbit  ftill  gives  a  Vmd  of  damp  t6. 
iy  ipirits  r,  or  rather,  raifes  my  indignation  ?  While 
Rritiih  fleet  rides  (afely  $*id  quietly  in  port,  do  I  fee- 
^n  inferior  French  one  failing,  in  a  kind  of  triumph, 
rem  port  to  port,  from  ifland  to  iQand,  from  oin: 
ponth  to  another  ?  Do  I  fee  our  merchantmen,  by 
cores,  or  hundreds,  ta;ken  within  hearing  of  the  Bridlh 
innon,  if  they  were  but  difcharged  ?  Do  I  fee  them 
barried  into  port,  in  vaft  numbers,  even  by  the  ene* 
r's  privateers,  from  within  a  few  leagues  ^our  fJeet, 
^hich  looks  patiently  on  }  Do  I  hear  our  enemiea 
layii^  with  fcorn  and  Jnfult,  **  Where  is  the  boafted 
V  courage  of  thefe  Britons,  who  vainly  pretend  to  be 
Jortjs  of  the  ocean? "  And  do  I  hear  even  fome 
)f  our  friends  wh^pering,  **  that  all  Britifh  con;)man- 
ders  have  not  the  fpirit  which  becomes  thnr  charac- 
I*  ter  ?*'»»-But  perhaps  all  this  is  but  a  reverie :  If  fo» 
will  trouble  you  no  longer^ with  my  dreams:  But 
ken  dreams  are. not  always  falfe  \  and  if  there  (hould 
lappen  to  be  airy  thing  of  reality  in  t^  fuch  things^ 

will 


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wfjlpoubtlers  be  uken  proper  notice  of  by  there.  Who 
want^j(^ther  the  authority,  nor  the  public  fpiric  to  do  it. 


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And  havbg^^  taken  a  ifa^  trip,  if  I  may  To  ex- 
prm^Jt,  to, the: American  iflatid^ ;  and  feen  there,  an 
impoctant  acquifition  lately  made  by  his  Majetly*s 
troops,  under  the  favour  of  divine  providence;  let  us! 
liow  crofs  over  to  the  continent,  in  the  affairs  of  which 
we  ourleives  are  moft  immediately  concerned.    And 
being  arrived  fidfli|||We  ipiil  not  now  needlcAy  ramble  | 
about,  backwards  and  forwaijds^    But4ltting  out  from 
the  fouthermoft  fcehe  of  aaionij  (  X  titj^y  where  any 
thing  of  great  importance  has  Ucely  E^en  done)  which 
is  indeed  neareft  the  parts  froni  whence  we  l^ft^  came,] 
and  proceeding  thence  to  the  northward,  tho*  the  dif- 
tance  is  great,  thro*  a  wildernefs,  and  tho'  there  are  I 
i^veral  noble  profpei^s  in  the  way  to  detain  and  de- 
light us,  evfcn  in  a  wildernefs  ;    yet  it  will  qic*  be 
long  before  we  arrive  at  the  capital  city  of  Canada.] 
There  our  chief  buHnefs  lies :  iThere  it  will,  therefore, 
be  at  leaft  proper,  if  not  neceifary,  to  make  a  longer  I 
ftay.    And  tho*  it  be  a  cold  climate,  I  flatter  myfclf, 
we  fhali  find  fomething  to  warm  and  enliven  us  •,  or| 
at  lead  to  keep  our  blood  from  chilling.         ' 

To  begin  at  the  fouthward  then :  It  was  not  long 
after  our  lafl:  general  thankfgivbg,  when  we  had  the 
little  expe^ed,  and  therefore  the  more  joyful  tydings, 
that  the  Britifh  troops,  even  without  the  trouble  of  a 
jiege,  were  in  poiTcflTion  of  the  French  fortrefs  on  the 
foms  of  the  Ohio,  ufually  called  fort  du  Quefnei  but! 
now  Pittfburgh,  in  honor  to  that  great  patri6t>  thac| 
wife,  honeft,  and  magnanimous  Britifh  minifter,  dur- 
ing whofe  miniftry,  not  only  this,  but  all  our  otherl 
fucceiTcs,  worth  mentioning,  Hhce  the  prefent  vnA 
commenced,  have  been  obtained.    This  fortrefs,  iti 

fccmsj 


■  **^/  -k- 


which  GOD,  hath  done 0^1^, 

(eetns,  was  evacuated  by  the  enem) 
projc'i  of  our  army.    T^ 
great  importance  to  our  fautt 
with  reference  to  the  favaa 
fince,  from  enemies  becom^ 
pe^fc  of  that  moft  valuable 
about  it  \  which',  in  due  timiftj 
pled  with  Britifh  fubje<^.    %' 

.„  '  uAnd  there  are  one  or  two  circ^mft«n(jB  nScfides J 
which  may  juft  be   mentioned  vvith  relation  hereto  ; 

'  and  which  tpay,  perhaps^  heighten  the  juy  of  fome 
on  account  of  this  acquifition.  One  is,  that  the  pre- 
ient  war  with  France,  had  its  rife  more  immediately 
from  fome  diflPertnces  rrfpedtrng  this  country  on  the 
Ohio  t  here  hoftilities  began }  here  it  was,  that  the 
French  had  thealTurance  to  fcizc,  captivate,  and  mur- 
der, our  traders  and.  others,  in  a  time  of  peace ;  as  al< 
fo'to  fortify  on  this  river.  But  we  have  now  the 
iatbfa«flion  to  reflt-dt,  that  the  law  of  arms  at  leaft,  has 
decided  in  oiir  favour  one  cunliderable  point  contro- 
verted between  the  two  crowns  \  and  which  was  in- 
deed a  principal  ground  of  the  prefent  war,  cho*  by 
no  means  the  only  one. 


,'r.i  i 


Another  circumftance  alluded  to  above,  is,  that 
ytt  had  received  leveral  repulfes  and  defeats  from  the 
enemy,  in  endeavouring  to  regain  the  poflTcflTion  of 
the  country  we  are  fpcaking  ofj  fr"ni  whence  the 
enemy  had,  in  a  time  of  peace,  driven  the  fubjcfts  of 
Great- Britain.  The  expence  of  one  of  the  former 
expeditions  againft  Du  Quelne  had  been  very  great, 
through  almoft  impradlicable  woods  and  mountains  : 
And  at  la(^,  when  the  Britifh  army  had  in  a  manner 
furmounted  thefe  difficulties,  and  thought  themfelVes 
almoft  fure  of  fuccefs,  it  was  in  a  fort  furprifed,  and 

B  put 


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I 


ue  ia  the  rbiit,  by  t  lurking  enemy  which  it  b*d^  | 
^aw ;  as  ev«n  the  nfoble  and  generous  Lion,  in  pafling  ^ 
throT  a  thicket^  nMy  be  flung  and  poifonM  to  death 
by  a  vile  infidiouH  ferpent  imdiicovered,  which  one  of 
ms  pawsy  or  only  the  flapttng  of  his  tail,  tnighC  have 
deftroyed  in  an  inftant.  Thus  it  was^  that  a  brave 
£nglif»  general  .f  here,  fieeeived  his  mortal  wound 
from-  a  foe,  contemptible  every  where  but  in  his  owft 
native  woods  and  fwamps  \  a  genenri,  whofe  valor, 
ceal^  and  indefatigable  induftry  in  the  fervice  of  hit 
king  and  coufntry,  cannot  be  foo  nHich  commended  \ 
and  whofe  imtimely  hiX  c»n  hardly  be  loo  much  )a^ 


imentedi 


■"I'^S^':- 


-  f  mVst^  coofrfs,  tho"  to  fome  it  ttaif  ^hapslfeerN 
a  weakness,  that  thcfe  c'lrcumftances  pTeCeedlng  fhii 
acquifitionj  give  an  heightening  to  my  tihi  jojf-bft 
account  of  it;  tho*  it  be  in  itfelf  ib  intportant  in  tnaivf 
i'efpefbj,  that  it  could  not,  evwi  without  Aefc,  fifif  Kr 
rejoic*  every  wdl-wi(her  to  his  Mjjtefty'is  Ajiicrieeii 
Colonics.  ..' 

.  BiTT  having  flopped  long  though  Wie,ebrfiderfiig 
the  time  allowed  us  for  our  jiwmey  r  let  us  n<i# 
haften  ^  the  northward,  as  was  propofed.  A  very, 
iifiateriai  acquifKion  ha»  been  made  this  prelent  cam- 
paign, of  the  fortrefs  of  Ni«gara.  This  was  iti  itfctf 
a  llrong  fort,  and  defended  by  a  nt^merous  gartiftm  i 
Which  is  not  to  be  wondered  at,  confidcriftg  the  inn* 
portance  of  it  to  the  enemy.  For  being  (ituated  bfr* 
fween  the  two  Lakes,  Erie  and  Ontario,  it  commandcdf 
the  communication  between  Canada  and  Loui(kihai- 
the  Miffirtpi,  ^c.  And  befides,  k  was  fo  fituaited  ^ 
fo  draw  the  commerce,  and  witfi  k  the  aflPeftionSf  -of 
fuimerpus  tribes  of  favages  about  thofe  -lakes  ;  its 


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,  .^i^ 


■m       "■.ij(r**i;- 


* 

"       ^hid  dot  bath  Johnfol-  UL     i  ^ 

iJTo  td  t^  iYt  fii  M)tiiMi  oii^  old  friends  and  al/ies  ^ 
luid  even  to  dagger  their  friendfliip  i  which,  as  migh^ 
Aatunlty  be  loppoftd^  ufualiy  follaws  their  inte- 
UAi  wherever  it  leads.  Tbis  important  tohrefs  i^r 
Dow  in  o^i  handtf  \  the  Very  confldei^able  artny  that 
had  bcent  ^eflin^d  to  its  reKcf^'  and  to  faite  the  fiege,' 
l)eing  rtputfed  with  great  (laughter,  and  the  garrtfocf 
inade  pHibners  of  ^ar.  By  Which  acquifition,  the 
^av^ring  nations  of  the  Mohawks,  as  thty  ate  com- 
Aionly  ^led^  are  fe^ured  in  their  fidelity  and  friend- 
diip ;  mtny  other  tribei  of  the  {avages  have  become 
6ur  ufeful  allfei«  inftead  oi  perfidious  enemies }  the 
French  forts  and  fettlcmente  at  Prefqtie  ffle  and  Ve- 
nango ate  abandoned  \  and,  in  Ihortt  the  ^Xrhole  ex- 
tent of  country  between  Lake  Ontarib  anld  Fihffa^rgh, 
h  left  wkbout  a  ptifan^  who  dares  t6  own  himfelf  our 
enemy*  uniefs  we  fooli;  far  to  the  weft  ward.  It  ma/ 
be  s^edy  that  by  this  acquintion,  if  maintained,'  even 
tho'  Canada  ^a!d  Remained  intire  in  the  poilodlon  of 
the  enemy,'  \^ou)d  have  l^en  cffecttnfiy  cot  ofi^,  all 
hiterCQurie  of  any  conleqikence  between  Canada^  De- 
troit, and  all  the  Frenth  forts  aiid  fettlementisl  to  the 
Ibuthwarc^  of  Lake  Erie.  S6  that  the  et.emy  on  that 
^de,  couM  have  ibaibt'ained  their  grucmd  onty  on  the 
Miffifipi,  and  f>me  Of  its  remote  branches  •,  where,  b/ 
^eafon  of  the  diftance  front  us,  and  the  diHiculty  oi 
the  navigMMMi,  they  could  neither  give  i^s  much  diP 
turbflhee,  nor  gun  mueh  advanta^  to  themielves. 
And  this  adquifition,  fo  impbrtant  in  its  nature,  it  is 
to  be  itoiembered,-  was  irtade  with  the  Iof$  of  a  very 
^rull  number  of  our  troopi ;  tho'  not  without  the 
tola  of  a  braV'e  and  eiteellent  general ;  *  not  indeed* 
killed  1^  the  enemy  ;  biit  in  vulgar  phrafe,  by  an  ac- 
cident i-  yet  fuCh  an  accident  as  is  dircded  by  the 
pr{»yidente  of  Gbd.    For  if  a  fparrow,  does  not  fjdl  to 


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20 


Of  the  great  Things 


t  4 


•If-  "  * 


the  ground  without  our  Father,  much  lefs  forh  i 
worthy  commander  \  of  more  value,  not  only  than 
many  fparrows,  but  than  many  general  officers  of 
an  higher  rank. 

'  From  the  lafl  mentioned  fbrtrefs  to  the  capital 
whither  we  are  bound,  the  neareft  and  dire^eft  courfe 
is  acrofs  Ontario  to  Frontinac,  and  To  down  the  river 
Cataraqui  to  La  Galette,  &c.  However,  as  we  have 
not  heard  of  any  thing  lately  done  there,  to  invite  us 
that  way,  we  will  take  another  route}  which  tho* 
longer,  will  be  much  more  agreeable  to  us. 

Let  us  therefore  proceed  from  Niagara  to  Lalce 
George  -,  a  conflderable  diftance,  and  moftiy  through  a 
>*'ildernefs ;  but  where  we  may  now  travel  with  fafety, 
tho*  unarmed  •,  there  being  no  enemy  here  to  do  us 
any  harm.  We  fee  the  country  all  our  own,  to  the 
latter  of  thefe  lakes :  At  the  fouthern  part  of  which» 
a  year  or  two  fince,  the  enemy  under  general  Mont- 
calmi  made  themfelves  maftets  of  one  of  our  forts  % 
and,  after  the  capitulation,  and  furrender  thercuf,  in* 
humanly  dripped,  butchered  and  fcalped  the  troops, 
to  whom  they  had  folemnly  plighted  their  faith.  At 
which  time  the  city  of  Albany  itfelf  trembled  for  fear  ; 
and  fome  there  were»  who  hardly  thought  themfelves 
lecure,  even  in  this  metropolis.  How  different,  how 
much  more  pleafing  a  fcene,  is  now  prefented  to  our 
view,  if  we  caft  our  eyes  on  that  quarter  ?  efpecially 
if  we  extend  our  view  to  the  northern  part  of  the  laft 
mentioned  lake  ?  •  ..        ,  '    .      ^    .^ 

Wf  there  fee  the  main  body  of  the  enemy  who, 
it  feems,  the  lart  year  were  fo  powerful'at"  Ticon- 
'4eroga,  as  to  repulfe  and  rout  a  large  army  of  15 
or  16,000  men,    not  without  conflderable  Aaugh- 


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«rt*1f"'»'^ 


r  :*:>*' 


m^^ 


■•  ^^f^fj^;^simm'^-^^  ^ymm^.-r-mm-^-:  ■'-^*^v 


..yrvrnff^rn^^'^- 


which  GOD  hath  done  for  us.     21 

• 
ter  I  I  fay  we  there  fee  the  main  body  of  the  enemy, 
now  retiring  precipitately  before  the  conqueror  of 
Louifbourg ;  even  without  daring  to  wait  the  near 
approach  of  his  army.  Doubtlefs  the  name  of  Am- 
herft,  tho'  with  a  lefs  numerous  army  than  that  which 
the  enemy  had  fo  lately  defeated  at  the  fame  place, 
taught  them  a  fudden  fear,  and  feafonably  fuggeftcd 
to  them,  that  their  only  fafety  was  in  flight.  This 
almoft  impregnable  fortrcfs  is  now  in  our  hands,  and 
all  the  country  round  Lake  George  \  fo  that  between 
that  and  us,  no  enemy  prefumes  to  fet  his  foot. 
The  value  of  this  acquifition,  fo  important  in  itfcif,  is 
in  fome  meafurc  inhanced  by  reflefting  on  the  expen- 
five,  tho*  fruitlefs  attempts,  heretofore  made  to  ob- 
tain it  \  by  refle(fting  on  the  lofs  of  fo  many  brave 
men  at  that  place ;  and  above  all,  by  reflecting  on 
the  untimely  fall  of  one  of  our  general  oflicers  there, 
the  lafl:  year;  The  memory  of  Lord  Howe  wiU" 
long  be  refpcfteJ  and  honoured  by  every  Bfitilh  fub- 
jeft,  who  has  any  efteem  for  valor,  military  fkill, 
publick  (pint,  aftivity,  and  unwearied  application. 
His  untimely  fall,  as  it  were  in  the  firft  bloom  of 
manly  age,  would  even  now  demand  a  tear,  were  not 
this  a  day  of  rejoicing.  ^^ 


■•J    r.j-(«»  <« 


But  let  us  follow  our  wife  and  excellent  general  at 
the  weftward,  from  Lake  George  to  Lake  Cham- 
plain.  We  there  alio  fee  the  enemy  flying  before 
him ;  and  leaving  him  to  take  a  quiet,  and  uninter- 
rupted pofTefTion  of  fort  Frederic,  ufually  called  Crown 
Point.  A  fortrefs  which,  tho*  not  very  ftrong  in 
itfelf,  has  long  been  a  grievous  eye-fore  to  thcfe  nor- 
thern Britifh  colonies,  and  to  our  allies  of  the  fix 
nations,  and  that  very  juftly  •,  fince,  by  ifs  fituation,  it 
Enabled  the  enemy  at  any  time  fuddenly  to  annoy  our 
frontier  fettlements,  and  afforded  them  a  place  of 
^*  B  3  qu.ck 


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f»? 


Of  tU  gnat  Ihingi 


auicV  a|}H  fafe  retreat  \  and  where  thejf  could  alwiyi 
(upply  chcir  good  brethren,  opr  favagie  ei^iniei,  witj]k 
provifionsy  cloathing,  apd  warliHc  (lores.  Thia  for* 
crcfs  we  now  fee  in  our  handa  \  or  rat)ier,  a  far  better 
and  Wronger  one,  Ij^tejy  built  there  under  the  dire^om 
pf  general  Anihcrft.  In  fhort,  we  fee  the  whole  coun^ 
try  thereaboi)ts  jn  o^r  pof|[«irion,  and  fecurcd  to  us  \ 
\  cpminunicatipn  opened  between  this  lakt  and  pqr 
nyeiVgii)  fri^nticrsi  apd  (etilora  invited  to  come^  and 
taljit  up  t'leir  h^bliation  where,  till  very  lately,  u  wf^ 
Dot  (afe  fur  t;8  to  fet  our  feet.  This  W6  bw«  to.gpneral 
Amhtrf^,  under  providence :  Who,  according  to  our 
jifteit  adyifc'f^  was  priH;eedcd  ftjll  farther  north warjd  | 
vherc  we  cannot  at  prefent  ful)ow  hiqi  |  but  Dnay  fa(e^ 
ly  rciv  on  his  prudrnce  and  magnanimity,  under 
that  diyine  direaion  which  has  thus  far  attended 
him  \  apd  humbly  hope,  Ik  ivdl  talfe  no  Hep  bu|, 
^hat  ^jifdom  fhal)  di^atf,  f^pd  Proyidcn^  fuccoed*.  « 

FouE  may  pofll^lv  thinK  it  itfange,  that  ^he  lalt 
mei.tionrd  general  ha.*^  made  no  quicker  adTtnccs 
\ixKx  a  Bying  enemy  ;  but  given  thcjn  tlipe  tp  l&rtify 
ihcmfelyes  tuwards  the  nortlwrp  end  of.  the  laj^ 
But  it  may  be  tak  n  f  r  granted,  th^  he  ii  a  tho^ 
rough  mafter  of  his  proleiTion}  iliathe  wafi^  nut  zeal 
K)  his  Majefty^s  fervlce  (  and  that  he  has  fufficient  rea- 
ions  for  this  part  of  his  condudl.  Can  any  of  uf 
prrfume  to  fav,  it  was  cvep  praj^lic^^  iff  him  tq 
isake  ipore  haile,  without  l^eing  in  hazard  •!  maHi 
ifg  the  worfc  fpeed  ?  Or  dp  we  Ifnpw  that  this  dc^ 
jay  w^$  not  choff  n  and  preferred,  upon  the  foufidei^ 
(naxims  of  wiidom  and  good  policy  M  am  very  far 
^om  prefuming  to  be  a  judge  of  thel<;  nrjafrr  \  inrr 
pnuch  farther  from  pretertling  to  penetrate  th*  ^i'ti*" 
f^Ur  views  and  deHgns  of  fu  feci;ec  apd  c  '  'i'<*.-^ 
I  cbmiTJandcr, .  Put  ^jjight  aot  .tijis  ^p|ayj  <vi{>fofifl|| 


V 

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dire^on 
ole  couQ- 
Ki  to  us  ^ 

4nd  pqr 
tme^  4nil 

o.gpneral 
ig  to  our 
tnwarjd  | 
nay  (ale* 
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«^/V/&  GO/)  /4<i/-6  doriB  for  us,     aj 

it  not  unavoidable,  poflibly  have  bem  choTen  on  (bt) 
following  account,-—  That  had  the  ^  "ncral  prcfTed  chtr 
enemy  in  th<ir  retreat  before  him,  ht  wuulcl,  in  a  lorr;; 
have  compelled  them  to  go  to  the  '^apital  cit , ,  co  aUd 
great  numbers  and  ftrength  to  the  great  army  alrrady 
there  ( and  hereby.perhapa,  have  given  an  opportunity, 
and  enabled  them,  to  defeat  and  overthrow  the  iitcJ«* 
firitiHi  army  befie^ing  It  \  before  it  would  have  bccfii 
poflible  for  him  co  join  ic,  which  would  have  fruftrated 
cJieg**^'  f'tivtfi.  For  it'would,bh  jiccount  of  the  nar- 
row.«,  M.  A.  <  carriage  in  the  way,  have  been  feem" 
in^'V  <nipoini4|fe  for  this  weftern  army  to  get  to  the 
capicai,  jil  ibmt  weeks  after  the  %ing  enemy.  But 
Jl  this  is  only  conje^uro*  uv §  ;.  ?j  ';v  S' :? 

Amd  I  am  now,  almoft  before  I  was  tmirt  of  ir, 
tho'  perhaps  after  too  long  a  delay,  got  to  the  chief 
fcene  of  aflion }  where  our  mod  fignal  fuccefs  hat 
been  \  and  where  you  will  allow  me  to  tarry  a  littlo 
longer  than  at  either  of  the  former  places.  I  am  evea 
ftill  almoft  ^»  as  one  that  dreamed),  **  when  I  thinlc 
of  the  furrender  of  the  capital  of  Canada,  which  is  xti 
elfet^  the  redu^ion  o(  the  whole  country.  For  it  is 
morally,  if  not  naturally  impoflible,  that  the  enemy, 
having  lodthis  city,  wbich  is  now  in  our  poflclTton, 
(hould  hold  out  half  another  campaig^n,  againd  a  forCQ 
much  inferior  to  that,  which  his  Majefty  has  already- 
in  Morth-Amrrica.'  Yea,  it  is  almoft  certain,  thaf 
after  taking  the  capital,  laying  wafte  the  country^ 
burning. fo  many  of  the  houles  taking  or  deftroyingf 
fo  great  a  part  of  ttsir  ftock,  ftores  and  magazines  i 
St  is  almoft  certain,  I  fay,  after  this,  that  a  great  pare 
<rf  the  enemy,  who  [>retend  ftill  to  ftand  out,  muft ' 
cither  come  in,  andfubmic  to  the  generous  terms  c^^ 
fsired  them,  or  elfe,  before  another  fprijig,  perifh  bjf 
fewngw  sod  coW,  with  their  unhappy   wives  and 

3  4  childiea  i 


.  **••. 


^tll 


-m 


■t^-*r"' 


24 


Of  the  great  Things 


children  \  which  God  forbid !  But  not  to  anticipate 
thofe  obfervations  and  reflections,  for  which  wc  fhall 
find  a  fitter  place  hereafter ;  let  us  now  take  a  nearer, 
and  more  attentive  view  of  this  truly  great  and  me- 
morable thing,  which  God  has  fo  lately  done  for  us, 
in  deliv'ering  the  capital  city  of  Canada  into  our  hands; 
with  lume  of  the  moft  material  circumftances  rela- 
tive   thereto,  r  7,,V   .i.      i    ■    >;f..  ■    v.- 


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«\ 


■•■•■'ii' 


God  has  remarkably  fmil*d  upon  this  great  enter- 
prize  from  the  very  firrt,  till  we  fee  it  brought 'to  this 
happy  conclufion  :  From  the  very  firft^I  fay  ;  unlefs 
■we  fliould  make  an  exception  as  to  tWf  enemy's  get- 
ting up  the  river  wi'h  a  confiderable  fleet  of  provifion 
and  (lore  fliips,  undt^r  convoy,  while  a  fquadron  of  Bri- 
tifh  men  of  war,  dcftin*d  to  prevent  any  fuch  relief  and 
fucc«)Urs  getting  in,  lay  in  port ;  fome  fay,from  neceflfi- 
Wfi'-  But  however  that  might  be,  it  is  not  improbable, 
that  if  this  fleet  had  adually  been  intercepted,  the  re- 
dudion  of  Quebec  might  have  been  efiVfted  much 
cafier  and  fooner  ihan  it  wasi-,  and  the  whole  country, 
before  this  time,  brought  to  a  fubmifTion.  But  not  to 
dwell  upon  any  cirt  umdance  which  was  Iffs  in  our 
favour  rhan  we  could  have  wiflied  ;  let  us  proceed  to 
f<»me  others,  which  were  more  io  than  we  could  have 
rcafonably  expected. 

"  The  navigation  of  St.  Lawrence's  river  has  alwaysj 
ever  fince  Sir  Hovenden  Walktt's  fruitless  attempt, 
wherein  fe\  eral  fhips  were  K  it,  been  reprcfented  to 
vs  by  friends  and  enemies,  as  being  extreamly  difficult 
and  hazardous.  However,,  thro*  the  iavout  of  Him* 
whom  winds  and  feas  obey,  our  very  great  fleet  of 
men  of  war,  of  provifion,  tranfport  and  ftore-lhipsj 
arrived  fate  at  Orleans,  a  little  below  Qiiebcc,  meet- 
ing with  little  or  nodifafter  in  the  whole  voyage,. This 


.-jS^^- 


;■,*-- ^::Ui:t2iMS-i=r 


i-T^"^  '■ 


:^lWI|t:-=^ir*««*'^»-. 


which  GOD  hath  done  for  us.     i^ 

is  very  remarkable  •,  a  thing  almoft  unexampled  in  lb 
long  a  vovage,  and  with  fo  large  a  fleet,  even  where 
the  n^vigatioit  is,  on  all  hands,  allowed  to  be  far  lels 
difficult  and  dangerous,  than  that  of  this  river. 

It  was  another  favourable  circumftance,  that  in  the 
very  heart  of  the  enemy's  country,  our  liftle  army 
Ihould  land,  with  all  their  provifions,  artillery  and 
ftores,  and  take  poflTelTion  of  the  ground,  almoft  with- 
out the  lofs  of  a  man ;  efpecially  confidering  the  lurking, 
iniidious  and  guileful  genius  of  the  enemies  they  had 
todeal  with,and  who  were  perfeftly  acquainted  with  all 
the  country,  fo  that  it  might  have  ocen  expefted  they 
would  have  made  fome  confiderable  advantages  hereof. 

A  THIRD  circumftance  not  unworthy  of  notice 
here,  is,  that  after  our  fleet  then  at  anchor,  had  been 
put  into  fome  diforder  by  a  ftorm,  and,  if  my  memo- 
ry does  not  fail  me,  before  the  ftorm  was  quite  over, 
the  enemy  attentive  to  every  incident  in  their  favour,^ 
chofe  this  opportunity  to  fend  down  with  a  rapid  tide,' 
and  full  gale,  a  number  of  large  firelhips,  and  rafts  on 
fire;  hoping,  not  without  ionie  probability,  by  this 
means  to  deftroy  a  confiderable  part  of  the  Britiih 
fleet.  But  under  the  favour  ot  providence,  by  thci 
wife  precaution  of  the  Britifh  admiral,  and  the  addrtfs, 
the  Angular  alertnefs  and  dexterity'  of  the  Brtrifli  fea- 
men,  this  threatning  rnifchief  was  intirely  warded  ofFj 
and  foon  became  only  the  lubjeft  of  their  merrimentr 

It  is  further  to  be  thankfully  acknowledged,  that 
our  great  fleet,  and  little  army,  have  all  along  been 
favourM  with  remarkable  heiith ;  but  a  very  fmall 
proportion  ot  them  h.tviug  vlied  h'  ficknefs,  or  even 
been  (ick  at  all  Wh  tas  hal  ficknefs  prevailed  a- 
mong  our  troops,  even  in  a  degree  not  uncommon  in 

camps. 


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■  '^'  •*,  -  'i**    ■^^-vf'-  • 


& 


,  **■ 


9« 


Of  the  great  Things  '■>  •? 


aimps;  k  woyld  i»re  reduced  that  fMalUroiy  to  fuch 
aD  hanUtul  o^  men,  as  muft  in  all  probability  havci 
occafioped  the  breaking  op  ot"  the  fifge.  .;►.., v.        ; 

And  here  I  cannot  but  mention  another  thing, 
which,  th^o*  it  may  leem  at  fir  ft  view  quite  rcnribtc 
firom  the  poioic  in  hand,  lias  yet  a  clufe  connexion 
with  if.  There  was  probably  never  known  ^mong 
vs  To  fruitful  a  feafon  as  that  la(l  pad.  God  hascauftd 
Che  earth  fo  yiHd  her  incrrai^i  in  very  great  abun- 
dance; whcicl)/  our  i'te.:  iuxd  jarmy  have  had  a  con* 
ftant  fupply  of  frcih  prcvifions,  vegciabjesj  ficc.  To 
prbich  it  is  in  part  doubdcfe  owifig.  thro*  the  blefling 
of  God,  th^t  our  Qect  ai^darmy  have  enjoyed  fo 
piuch  health. 


r  ■• 


,  -.     * 


i 


BtfT  to  proceed  to  fonrte  other  things.  Our  par^ 
ties  thac  were  fent  out  from  time  to  ttme  to  harrafs 
|he  enemy,  and  lay  walle  theciuntry,  after  the  terms 
offered  by  the  general  were  rejeded,  had  io  much  luc-i 
Cefs  therein  ;  and  the  city  itlelf  had  been  fo  fir  ruin^ 
cd  by- a  long,  conftant  and  feverp  bomlxM'dment,  that 
neither  of  them  could,  in  many  3Fears,  ha¥e  netrieved 
Ihefe  damages  and  lofi^s,  even  tho'  the  fiege  had  been 
railed  before  the  adual  reduftion  of  the  city*  : 

I  HAVE  more  than  once'  called  this  a  liege  i  tho* 
by  the  way,  what  was  done  hardly  antKHinted  to  fo 
much  as  is  ufually  underftood  by  a  blockade.  But 
call  it  what  you  pleafe,  it  is  a  wonder  that  it  was  not 
brokert  up,  without  effefting  the  main  point;  The 
enemy  having  encamped,  and  (Irongly  entrenched 
fhcmfelvCT,  in  thrice  the  number  of  our  fmall  army  s 
and  in  fo  advantiigeous  a  place,  that  it  would  proba«^ 
bly  have  required  even  thrice  their  own  great  num- 
bers to  force  their  line?,    Aod  after  one  unfuccefefiil 

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"t:-J\ 


wbicb  GOD  hath  done  for  us,     ^7 

j9^empt  to  this  end  %•  when  fo  giu^ k  of  the  feafon  wjm| 
^one }  the  feemin^  impraifticabiJicy  of  approaching  tliq 
enemy  where  they  were,  and  the  iinproM>^icy  (ha| 
they  would  evef:  give  pp  i\^  advantage,  or  be 
broupht  to  ju^ard  a  general  battle  on  eqiuil  ground, 
notwithftandtng  the|r  fuperior  numisers  ^  after  all  .thin 
X  iay,  'tis  priiSable  there  are  h^t  few  generals,  who 
would  not  have  utterly  defp^ir*d  of  fucceeding,  given^ 
up  the  point,  and  |eft  the  enemy  to  retrieve,  as  wel| 
as  they  could,  the  gre^  damages  they  b^  already 

foftained.  .  ,     ,,■.  ^....,,  ;,,  ,..,  ....,;       ..,    ^,::^ -^vycA  .^\ 

But  it  (eenis  the  Britilh  general  was  pne  of  thoTe; 
rare  military  geniufes,  which,  like  the  Phqsnix,  appear, 
but  uQce  at)  age,  en^cept  perhaps  in  Great -Britain.  H'Ot 
was  ofie  of  thofc,  whofe  courage  Jiothing  could  abate  ^ 
whole  ardor,  regulated  by.  prudence,  nothing  could 
cilamp  V  whujfe  relulution  no  diii^culties,  howeyer  great^ 
l^ouid  (Vi^ke  or  alter,  fo  I  ng  as  a  poltibi^ty  remained^ 
of  carrying  his  de()go  into  executipn-i  and  in  fine,^ 
.pne  of  thole,  whole  wildom  and  addr^ls  at  4, critical 
hundure,  NYtre  rvot  inferior  to  his  pther  great  n^ibtary, 
faccomplilhmt- nts.  Thefe.  great  qualities,  with  whicl|: 
heaven  had  endow'd  Kim,  aiid  to  which  heaven  feldpni 
^Is  of  giving  luccels,  w^re  now  all  called  forth,  and 
difplayed  at  once,  in  drawing  the  numerous  enemy 
fi'om  their  inacceflible  entrenchments,  to  a  general  bat- 
tle^, whicl^  he  had  long  defired.    . 

B^HpjLD  him  there,  with  his  little  body  of  BritiHi 
troops,  hinifelf  the  head  to  dire6);,  and  the  foul  to  ani- 
Oli^te  the  whole,  if  fuch  trpops  needed  animation  j 
^e  force  of  Canada  moving  towards  him  with  (lu^n^ 
ijind  folemn.l^eps,  under  a  try'dt  experienced  and  ap? 
prov'd  commander  I^Unhappy  Montcalm !  couragc- 
^pus  ^  lcj|ft^  if  not  prudent  at  this  time!  What  is  it 
'       '  that 


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J       I 


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28  Of  the  great  Things 


h-^m 


that,  in  an  unpropitious  hour,  tempts  thee  thus  to 
forego  thofc  advantages,  which  could  nor,  perhaps, 
have  been  forced  from  thee  ?  "What  is  it  that  in- 
duces thee  to  put  the  capital  of  Canada,  and,  with  it, 
the  whole  country,  upon  fo  defperate  a  rifque  as  the 
event  of  che  enfiiing  battle?  Perhaps  thou  relicft  on 
thv  fuperior  numbers.  But  doft  thou  not  know 
both  Bntifti  troops  and  French  ones  better,  than  to 
think  the  latter  can  fiimJ  before  the  former  on  eVen 
ground,  tho'  the  difproportion  of  numbers-be  fo  great  ? 
Is  there  not  fomething  elfe  of  more  conlequence  than* 
numbers,  when  things  are  brought  to  fuch  a  crifis.  as 
I!heprefent  ?  Doft  thou  not  know,  that  God  has  given 
men  diflfercnt  nerves,  finews,  arms  and  hearts  ?  Doff 
thou  not  know,  that  thofc  who  fight  for  a  Tyrant,- 
will  not  fight  like  free-born  Britons  ?  Perhaps  thou 
thinketh  thyfelf  agiin  at  Ticonderoga— But  doft  thou 
not  fee,  who  it  is  at  the  head  of  that  little  veteran 
army,  by  his  prefence  infufing  courage  enough  into 
each  breaft,  to  make  every  man  a  hero  ?  Or,  perhaps, 
thou  thinkeft  thy  relicks,  thy  crofles,  and  thy  faints, 
either  St.  Peter,  or  thy  great  Lady^  whom  thou  pro- 
fanely ftileft  "  The  mother  God,**  will  now  befriend, 
and  make  thee  vidorious.  But  remember,  that  little 
hoft  now  in  array  againft  thee,  worfhip  the  God  that 
made  the  heavens,  earth,  and  feas,  with  all  that  they 
contain  $  the  Lord  of  hofts  is  his  name  !  His  is  the 
glory  and  the  vidlory  •,  and  know,  that  the  event  of 
this  battle  fhall  be  accordingly  !  Crofs  thyfelf  Ipeedily, 
if  thou  thinkeft  it  will  be  of  any  advantage  to  thee  I 
Mercy  to  thy  foul,  notwithftanding  wo/tf/^i /»»//&  at 
Lake  Gtorge,  once  St.  Sacrament !  But  alas !  be  af- 
fured,  that  yonder  gloomy  wood  on  thy  right,  affords 
not  laurels,  but  cyprefs  for  thy  brows  !     - 


j3uT 


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J■i^SJ' 


lee  thus  to 
f,  perhaps, 

it  that  in- 
fid,  with  it, 
fque  as  the 
u  relieft  on 

not  know 
;er,  than  to 
icr  on  even 
be  fo  great  ? 
^uence  than- 
h  a  crifis.  as 
d  has  given 
irts  ?  Doff 
r  a  Tyrant,- 
irhaps  thou 
It  ddft  thou 
ttJe  veteran 
:nough  into 
)r,  perhaps, 

thy  faints, 

1  thou  pro- 
w  befriend, 
',  that  little 

2  God  that 
11  that  they 
His  is  the 

lie  event  of 
:lf  Ipeedily, 
!;e  to  thee  ! 
ed  faith  at 
lias !  be  af- 
,ht,  affords 


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wikl)  GOD  hath  done  for  us.     29 

But  remonftrahces  prevail  nothing.  Behold!  now 
the  charge  begins  !  Behold,  now  the  ertemy  fall,  they 
fly  !  Behold  the  horrid  rout,  the  purfuit,  the  field 
covered  with  the  flain  !  Behold,  now  the  enemy  re- 
gain their  untimely -forfaken  trenches  !  See,  now  they 
are  flormed,  and  turnrd  into  canals  running  with  a 
pujple  tide,  till  choaked  with  the  dead  and  clying,  fal- 
len promifcuoufly  on  one  another !  Behold,  there  falls 
their  valiant  Leader  \  Behold  noWj  the  gates  or  ports 
of  the  capital  open  xo  receive  the  vanquifhed  and  fly- 
ing J  but  haflily  (hut  again,  left  the  vidorious  (hould 
enter  with  them,  or  before  them! — In  fine!  behold 
this  place,  renowned  for  its  ftrength,  the  power  and 
pride  of  the  enemy,  againft  which  ib  many  fruitlefs 
attempts  had  been  made,  now  furrenderM  to  his  Bri- 
tannic Majefty,  whofe  colours,  yonder,  wave  over  the 
devoted  city  I  .     r  s; 

This,  my  brethren,  is  the  Lord's  doing  %  a  great 
thing  which  he  has  performed  for  us,  for  our  country 
and  nation,  whereof  we  are  glad ;  and  it  m«y  juftly 
be  wonderful  in  our  eyes !  That  fo  fmall  a  force  (hould 
obtain  fo  great,  compleat,  and  important  a  conqueft, 
as  it  were  in  a  moment,  with  fo  little  lofs  of  numbers  on 
its  own  fide',and  fo  great  a  one  on  that  of  the  enemy  ! 
Since  the  furrender  of  Quebec,  we  may,  without  much 
prefumption,  look  on  Canada  as  a  conquered  country. 
For,  as  was  obferved  above,  according  to  the  ordinary 
courfe  of  things,  if  we  keep  poflefllon  of  this  capital, 
to  prevent  which  we  know  of  nothing  at  prefent, 
the.  inhabitants  muft .  foon  be  obliged  to  fubmit  to 
terms,  or  elfe  do  what  will  be  far  worfe  for  them- 
felves,  tho*  not  for  us  perhaps,  the  matter  being  con- 
fidered  only  in  a  political  light.  Scarce  any  thing 
flhort  cf  a  miracle,  can  prevent  the  alternative  from 
taking  place.  But  we  (hall  have  occafion  to  fay  1^'nie- 
"  thing 


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tinqg'flwre  partitufarly  vpoh  tbU  point  in  tfi^  afcerJ 
ooon,  when  we  come  to  cohnder  th^  importance  p^ 
thil:a«)utlicion  ;  affd  how  mmtH  feafon  we  have  to  be 
g)ad  and  rejoice,  on  aecuonc  of  the  great  thinpp  which 
Gcrd  ha(  done  for  us  efpeciaNy  in  the  figniA  vi^ory^e 
|i«rfl  been  ijirtking  of^  and  tbe  fufrewler  ot  Q^ebet 
JbconA^ebte  ofif.    . ,  ;  t  : 


•^'j'v 


It  May  be  adde(!  hefe,  that  at  things  hai^e  fumed 
mitt  through  the  good  providence  of  God,  ahnoO; 
(he  only  un&vourable  circufnftancc,  worthy  of  a  par- 
Ikular  ii>ention  bere^  relative  to  this  great  and  prof* 
pefous  entcprize,  and  which  was  taken  notice 
pf  above,  is  prododlive  of  another,  diflferent  one,* 
which  in  a  great  meafure,  if  not  entirely,  counter- 
balances it.  For  that  fleet,  with  her  contoy,  which 
arrived  at  Qdtebec  fo  opportuntly  for  the  enemy ,  i* 
indifputabfy  and  wholly  loft  to  France  i  and,  not  im*' 
probablyy  bdbre  this  time  in  Oitr  own'  pofieffion. 
Wluch  is  a  thing  of  no  trivial  con(ideration  in  itiel^- 
cho*  it  may  feem  fucb  in  <iomparifi>Q  Qf  the  ^eduC' 
tion  of  this  capitah  ' .  \  .  -.  ■  ' 

And  thus  1  have,  as  fully  and  particiilarfy  as  wjd 
convenient)  oi'  at  leafl;^  as  the  time  would  allow,  re- 
niinded  you  of  the  great  things,  which  the  Lord  hadi 
Jately  done  for  us.  The  other  parts  of  my  deijgn,  zi 
cxpreficd  in  the  beginning  of  this  difcourfe,  will,  by 
divine  permilTion  and  aMance,  be  profecated  in  the 
afternoon. 

In  the  mean  time,  let  us  be  glad  intheLordfahd  re- 
joice greatly  in  thcGod  of  ourfalvation*  Tho*  he  feeoi- 
^  more  tlian  once,  to  have  *^  caft  ais  off,  aAd  did  n^t 
g!»  out  with  our  armies, "  when  the  reduflion  of  tbir 
i^Mae  capital  and  country  was  meditated  and  anenlpted i 

fie 


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MW 


sm^mm:. 


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tvhich  GOD  hath  done  for  us.     ji 

%it  Ims  now  retorned  to  us  in  rtiercy.  He  htA  atiengdtf 
led  as  fucceisfiilly  iitto  this  American  EdoMt  and 
<«  brooght  us  into  the  ftrong  city."  He  has  ac  lengclv 
in  a  great  meafure,  '*  given  as  help  fronv  trouble^ 
**  when  the  help  of  man  was  vain:  Thro*  him  wc 
'*  have  now  done  valiantly  ;  fur  he  it  is  that  iudi' 
•*  tread  down  our  enemies.**  -f  Some  oi  yoa  may 
poflibly  remember,  it  was  on  this  paflage  of  fcripture 
that  I  difcourfed  the  laft  day  of  general  prayer  and 
fsfting  amongfl:  us,  ||  which  was  to  implore  the  gtn-^ 
dancie  of  heavon  >n,  and  a  blelTing  upon,  our  mii 
litary  defigns  and  undertakings  this  prefent  .yearv  par-*^ 
CicuUrly  againft  our  Canadian  enemies.  And  I  now 
moft  heartily  congratulate  yoo^  my  brethren,  and  blefs 
fhegreaty.theever)aftingGi3d,  who  **  docch  his  will 
in  the  armies  of  heaven,  and  amongft  the  inh^^tants 
of  thie  earth j  **  before  whom  "  all  nations  are  as  the 
fmall  duft  of  thebailance,*^  that  he  has  not  reje^Hed  the 
common,  tmitied  prayer  of  his  people,  nor  Unrated  the 
ffrong  hopes  which  were  exprefTed  at  that  time,that  we 
Ihould  "  fee  oOr  ddfire  on  our  enemies  •,**  on  thefe  ouf 
ancient,  cruiel  and  perfidious  enemies,  wlto  havefo  long 
dealt  moft  treacheroufly  and  unrighteoudy  with  us^ 
and  who  meditated  ftill  greater  mifchief  againft  as  i 
eten  our  utter  eycirpation  and  ruin  f  By  which  condudV 
'tci  times  paft,  they  muft  doabrlefs  havtf  highly  proic 
voked  righteous  heaven  againft  them.  "  Many  a  time 
have  they  afflicted  us  from  our  youth  :  Many  a 
timt  have  they  afflifted  us  from  our  youth  j  yet 
they  have  not  prevailed  againft  us.  For  the  Lortt 
"  is  righteous.*'— i"  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple ; 
**  die  |!^rd*s  throne  is  in  heaven :  his  eyes  behold, 
•*  his  eyelids  try  the  children  of  men.**  He  who* 
from  heaven  his  dwelling  place  has  feen  our  afHidions, 
andniany  fufferings,  has  from  thence  alfo  heard-our 

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pnyers,  and  Tent  deliverance  to  his  fervants  that  hoped 
in  his  mercy.  Our  cries, '  and  the  cry  i  f  lo  much 
blood,  unrrghtcouny  and  inhumanly  flied  \  the  bluod 
ot  helplcls  womin,  tender  children,  and  infants  at  the 
breaft  ;— thcfe  cries  have  doubtUfs  betn  lord  enough 
to  be  heard  from  the  depths  ot  earth  to  the  higheft 
heaven,  where  they  have  entred  into,  the  ears  ot  the 
Lord  ofSabbaoth  ;  and- have,  thn^ugh  "  the  blood  of 
the  covenant,  **  had  their  <  fFc(ft  :  For  "  the  Lord 
tricihthc  righteous :  BUT  THE  WICKED,  AND 
HIMTHA  r  LOVE  lii  VIOLENCE  H\S  bOUL 


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^'  I  *HE  apoflrophe  beginning  page  37,  where  Gen.  Mtnt- 
JL  c0/»i  is  brought  upon  the  (lag",  was  form  d  upon,  the 
conception  which  the  author  then  bad,  of  the  fituation  of  tK(f,two 
armies,  and  what  happened  on  that  memorable  day  :  But  whether 
that  conception  were  flri^ly  jull  or  not,  he  cannot  fay,  reports 
having  be^n  fo  various.  If  any  apology  is  needed  on  account  of 
Vfhat  relates  to  CtnzrA  Montcaltii  at  the  clofc  of  this  apoftro- 
phe.  he  obf'.Tvcs,  That  tho'  the  dead  are  not  to  be  inhumanly 
infulted  ;  yet  as  it  is  hardly  fuppofeable  th«t  the  perfidious  and 
horrid  m^flacrc  of  our  troops  at  Kort  W  ijii.m  Henry,  could  h?Te 
happened  without' the'connivance  of  the  French  General,  or  that 
he  coald  not  Ji  tve  prevented  it.  (  which  is  not  the  (k({  inOance 
of  their  cruel  perfidy  )  it  was  thought  fuch  an  hint  at  th.>t  tragi- 
cal affair,  was  no  ways  imprcptr  :  At  leaft,  that,  it  could  not 
he  juftly  looked  upon  hs  ;>iocecdiiig  from  inhumanity,  as  it  is 
guarded  ;  cfpccially  (ince  that  unhappy  General  is  there  confi- 
dercd,  not  asheingde^d.  but  ilill  living,  and  on  the  jpoint  of 
joining  battle  with  the  Britilh  troops.  '?,',,>  '» 


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'IW  vchc  morn'wig  you-  wejeTcmihdcdoflihe'grcatf: 
;  things  .Avhich'''(&(}4,:liaiih?iately  dduer^  «tl  for 
our  laiid  and  nation  ;  parti<;hlarly)tn[theTeda£libn«'> 
or  furrender,  of  the  Capital  of  Canada  ;  which  is 
the  ']pbri!Kipal:'«ii:caribrvJof!>this'day*8  folcfjiratyi '  'Hl^- 
e»er,;it  was  vhought  hot  ^impfoper  :m>  eoitie  td  a'  roDn<^^ 
deratioti^df  t}^si/  by:  ati  ;fHdaiStion  loF  fohte 'Other  of  our  ~ 
]ate<mH(tary  (liccem  wtriob  prccccded  yx.  ,7f According*'; 
Jy  w4««teftdcid>ouF  views,  on.  iliuis  gr^t  and  joyful  oc- ' 
c^npti/  td  ihc  principal  fuccc0e3  with  whtchiGodhas 
fairouredlios^bA  this  continent,  ifmce  the  time  of  our  • 
lafl' public  and  general  thanldgiving  ;  to  chofc  at  the!' 
lakes  George  and  Ghariipiain;    at  Niagara  and  D 11 
Qniftic,  how  Wttsburgh.    We  alfo  caft  an  eye  towanh 
the  Weft-India  iflands;  the  coafh  of    Portugal  and 
France  ;  towards  Hanover  and  the Pruffian  domiaion?.} 
iwr  didevctttheEartlndics  altogether  elcape  our  tioticef-t: 
In  all  thefc  parts,  it  has  plcafed  God  to  gt\*e  ibmc" 
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f4p,  »  ,,  ty hat  great  Caujk  we  have    .  . 

fucccfs  to  the  arms  of  our  King,  or  tboie  of  hit  allies ; 
find  in  feverat  of  them,  very  grett  and  remarkable 
fuccefi.  But  chat,  in  the  feduAion  of  Qiiebec,  eunfi<* 
dereJ  in  itfelf,  in  its  probable  confequeoces,  and  its 
Tad  importance  to  ourfelves,  is  ib  ffreat  that  it  may, 
with  refpe£i  tcrns,natara|ly  be  fuppoied  loiUfntiuflifroni 
the  greatnefs.and  ecfipfe  the  faftreof  the  reft.  And  be- 
dded,  as  thk  was  the  chief  and  more  pntioular  eeca- 
(ton  of  our  aflembling  together  this  <ky  in  the  houfe 
of  praife,  it  was,  on  that  account,  proper  to  dwell 
>  longer  upon  it,  than  upon  any  of  the  ochcss. 

Some  remarks  were  of  courfe  dropped  in  the  pre<« 
ceedinc;  difcourn^,  on  the  importance  of  ttfefe  (everal 
fuccefles,  and  tlie  grounds  we  have  for  gladneft  and 
rejoicing  dn  account  of  them.  But  thefc  were  only 
tranHent  hints  ;  and  as  a  fuUer  reprefentation  oftbe  im- 
portance of  thcfe  fuccefles  may  be  ufeful  to  us,  and 
a  means^of  increafing  our  gratitude  to  almighty  God, 
who  has  done  fuch  great  things  for  us }  I  now  pro- 
ceed, as  wat  propofed; 

TI.  MdRB  particnhrly  to  (how  the  propriety  of  oiir 
being  glad  and  rejoicing  at  this  time,  arid  what'great 
rea(brt  we  have  for  it ;  particularly  in  refped  of  that  im- 
portant event,  which  is  the  more  immediate  occafion  of 
this  folemnity.  And  indeed  my  difcourfe  this  after- 
noon* will  be  in  a  manner  coofiried  hereto,  and  to  fuch 
reflexions  as  naturally  arife  from  it ;  for  I  Ihall  hardly. 
If  at  ail,  mention  any  of  our  other  late  militarjr  fuc- 
ccHes,  however  confiderable  in  themfelves.  This,  it 
is  conceived,  is  an  event,  not  only  great  in  itfelf,  but 
big  with  many  happy  confequences  ;  in  fliort,  an  event 
of  the  .mod  intercQing  nature  to  us,  lo  Great  Britain, 
and  all  her  dependencies  \  as  will  prefemly  be  at- 


tempted to  be  ihown. 


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•'  The  r<afi>rtablen«ri  ftr<)  prc^pHeiy  in  general,  of 
t^iting  on  fucMiko  t>ccii(k>hs  as  the  {}r«fi}nt ;  for  vic^ 
-forict  oVeri  tt  focceft  againd  our  Miemics,  when  God 
9»'  pteiftid  'to'gmnt  ir,  ztt  (b  obvious  iii  themftlves, 
fii  plainly'  Aij)p0fM  in  the  ho(v  kn^wt^,  ahd,  it  may 
be  addti(i>  tbrttsYo'frcTjquently  enjoined  therein  as  a 
'<lotyf 'v«a,<  this  is  wI)M\rft  are  (baaturilly  difpofed 
to  do^ttMt  there  mO  lio^bethe  letft'need  of  labouring 
this  point  Howevpi-y  U  may  Jiift  be  obferved  here^ 
fhaiik  IMS  on^octa6dri  of  ihe  Ifraelites  being  delrvered 
Out  pf  the  Hsnds  of  ihiif  opprefloi^  and  enemies  <  tlxit 
the  Pfahn<  of  wliich  the  text  is'  a  part^  wss  ^ompofed. 
For  i^>4k^s  thc^  t  /'  When  the  Lord  turned  again 
thetsplivity  of  Zi^;  we  were  like  them  rhatdreann^  : 
tbcH  tMisour^  mt^fk  filed  iitilb  iauj^bter,  and  our  tongut 
wi/H?  Jitt^ing**  This,  and fome of  the  happy^^ircum- 
ihiAccis^litteilding,^  or  happy  confequences  flowing  from 
iti>  were  plainly  the  <"  great  thinffii^'  to  which  tb^ 
tektrefers ;  *mpn  aocoont  of  whi<cn,  the  cHurch  of 
God*  thai  was  of  old  is  MiitriiNUicieil,  exprefTing  her 
gratktide  "uid  joy,  fayingy  ^*  The  llofd  hith  done  great 
ihiogs  for  va^tif&tfeof'Wi  are  ghd.^  Nw,  indeed,  c^ 
'we  everjiovetny  Cfllufe  libr  gratiiiude,  on  thefe,  or  other 
ocea(!ons>/any  further  tlidn  We^ave  caufe  for  joy  and 
'gladnefs.  For  grjititude  or  ihank%ivins  is  due  lo  al- 
Eighty  God]  onty  fpr  (he  favours  and  mercies  wiiicK 
be  vouchfaf<^s  ta'behdw  upon  iis  ;  all  wti'ich  are,  in 
tfceir  own  nature,  a  proper  Ground  of  gtadnefs  and 
rejoicing  to  us.  Ajid  our  gratitude  ought  always  t6 
ai4^  in  -proponkw^to  the  greatuefs  of  thefe  mercies 
and  favowrs  ;  or  to:  c))e  real  occufton  which  we  have 
to  rejoice  and  be  glad.  ;  ti-  /?h 


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To  rcpre/cnt  to  you,  what  great  caufe  we  have  th 
rejoice  on  the  prefcnt  occafion,  is  ilierefore  in  oihec 
WOriJs,  or  in  efTeft,  only  to  reprcfcnt  to  you  whit  great 

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Teafdn  we  liave  tb  be  (hMitcAil  (o  almighty  t3od, 
which  is  Mvhat  I  bflve  in  view.  Xt  is  further  rabf 
rbferveil  h^re,  th'vK  «»  tlie  f«vouii  we  aFfe  con/idfiliigb 
pre  primarily  an4f  chiefly  ol^ «  naiienai*  lO^ttWr  ^ii4 
political  iwiure,  reldttii^  ini9i«  innmediatiely;  ta  air 
common  teinpordi  prosperity,  the'  renkoteiy  lo '  Qif 
religious  liberties^  %m  fpiritttal  good ;  fo  it  \yill  be 
})ropier,  an4  cVeD  iftccKl^ry,  If  i  (Mek  pattifiilla^l^  i£ 
thom  at  ail>  IQ cotifid^ribMiW  9<  «mA  jpl'imwiiy^  iii  t 

.  tiational,.  focv»Ur  «i|d  pioli WftHight  J  Fer»  >hQ«f  ihings 
f>f  this  nature  can  pbUiibly  be  confitlered  with  pr«priety 
in  any  other*  I  m^ilt  confefs  myfelf  not  ^ble  (61  icfc. 
Ami  this  mwl^  be  kny  opolctgy,  it  isiioDed  a  Moieiic 
one,  if  bn  ihci|;>Keiei>(  occafion  I  Ihtiuid  vdrgeaDliitle 

'  nearer  to  v«Ikii  is  ifomilionly  Called  politic»,^haiiTif  en- 
xlinnrily  convcvii^nt  or  ^liit^le  for  ifhe  pultpiL  \  Tho' 
in  rcaiiiy.  I  Ihajil  nocidiicQurfeon.politic*,  unleiaiikl 
•kind,  of  difcouric  fclatin;^  to  fecuilar  aflliiir^,  and  tht 

'  temporal  proi\>crity  of  naiioiot,  may  pfopierlyblBieaJled 
politics  aljl^.  Atid  altho*  I  do  not  think  it..f1nyl|Nr(>- 
.vince>  w^re  I  tapoble  ef  it;  tp  enta  de^f^  into  nwiMrs 
of  this  nature,  which  \%  far  from  my  de(i0i',  ;ye(  iK^is 
humbly  conceived.  I  fliaU'  ttoE  iraiftigfejs  by,«>^d«ig 
fomc  con(iderntiona  in  order  to  HioWk  \^8t  gr,Q«K)n«Jbn 
.vrc  have  for  ircjpicittg  at  this  lime  j  ef()eciaI1.y  onMHfoUnc 
of  that  acquirition,  which  i»  the  priniipal  otta^ii  eif 
our  rejoicing.  In  order  whereto,  jfc  will  be  laeeefRry 
to  illuArqce  the ,  im(M>t^nce  >of  (hat  acquiOtion  k(c)f, 
tv>  uSi,ro  the^Britifli  colonies  and  iprovinces  an  «eDefa), 
and  to  Great  Britain.     This  is  theiiefore  iwbat.itill 

>    iww  be  attcmprcd,  without  any  further  apologyiiibff; 

:      I 

aVnd  to  this  end,    the  following  things   may    be 
obiervcd  }  viz.  \' 

Wt\i  X  '.;.V-  ucv  \i  Knl-Tvn  m  vino  .ih^.'i  ,.j  to  .iThAT 

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'  fir  Gladmjs  and  Rcuicmg.  ^   .    37 

^^TOtt*:  thi  ^cmy,'hivrrlg  loirt  flic  '(^'jiltdl  of  Canada, 
*"^h  liiik'ln  their  pcJwer  tb  recover  the  poflcflion  of  it: 


*' TiiAt  if  it  r^rfiaiiw  it  our  ^jofTcflion,  all  Canada 
liijuft  of  courft  be  fubjcflfcd  in  time,  cvea  iho'  wo 
Ihoi^Id  aft  ortiy  Upon  the  defenfivo : 

^''TitXr  "at  !hiog«*iir^  riciN*'  dkilmftanccd,  wc  have  it 
ih  Cur  power  to  aft'offVnfively  in  fuch  a  manner,  tl\at 
tn^  whole  codhtry  may  aha  mud,  be  reduced  in  a^ 
tciry  little  while  ;  *  •'  ,     V 

That  the  Reduftion  of  this  country,  will  be  the 

turinging  aU  our  lavage  enemies  int^  a  friendly  alliance 

\Vlfh  us :  ,:"  ^  "    ■'  ^  '   '  ""^  't'"  ■■':'"  ' ' 

.t;    I"  .it),,.  .:•>',    .'\i  n:-  >-:i  u-  ;■•:•»  if  "JfiJii  ni  4»ni  .;,  ^.  ■  •  . 
'   '        ''.  ..   ,         •  .     ■  '.-•     -*  '^     . '•    -  '•• 

'  And  th^ti,  Ktoce  1t  may''  p6fnbly''l)C  dehiahdoti  by 

(kxxit,  Wh^t  benciitjrwill  from  hence  refuft  ro  us,  tak- 
ing thefe  things  for  granted,  this  demand  \^iil  be  an- 
fvre^red  by  a  paftioular,  thb' brief  induftion  of  fbipc 
rfreat  advantages  aecruing  from  hence,  both  to  Great 
Britain  and.  her  A"merican  colonies,  wliofe  interefts 
are  indeed  infeparably  cooncftcd,  as  both  fhe  and 
tkcv,  are.  of.  late,  more  than  ever  <;onvin<;e^. 

"t^HBsE  are'  thp  things  which  are  propof^d  iinller  th?s' 
]jca>^.  Only  it  is  hert  premilcd  once  for  all,  to  pre- 
vent frequent  and  necdieis  repetitions,  that  when  it  is 
faid,  fuch  or  fuch  a  thing  may,  will  or  mufl  be  done, 
or  icome  tp  pafs  ;  and  that  another  will  not,  or  cannot, 
Goth  muft  be  imdcrftood^  as  they  are  intended,  with  all 
d'uc  fiibmiflion  to  the  over-ruling  providence  of  God.and 
with  proper  allowances  for  extraordinary  occurrcnts. 
There  is  doubtlefs  a  certain  eftahliflicd  order  of  things, 
or  fuCcefHon  of  events,  which  tho'  it  may  be,  and  fbmci' 
times  is,  broken  in  upon,   is  yet  a  good  foundation  for 

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38        ^bat  great  Caufe  v)ehavj^^ 

Xi%  to  procee4  upQQ  in  our  retirqpijig  as  to  tl^«|  of 
tjiis  nature.  Ap4  jOtberwift,  iwJ^,  all  reafomrig  ateij^ 
them  would  be  mere  chllclifli  Impertinence.  Buic  Dttll 
tjierc  is  no  abfblute  c<:rt?in|y  jn  any^  .of  our  poocIiifipDS 
rf  fpefling  therpj  finpe  thpy  have  Ibai?  coniiijg|ftK;i,es  ^, 
their  bales ;  contingencies  with  xefixi^  tq  us,  ^it  yA^jai. 
are  yet  both  foreknown  aiid  ordered  By  chb  (upreme  (jb* 
y^rnor  of  the  upiyerfe,  to  wl)Qfn  iJncjrefo|re  .we,  ihopld 
a,Iways  lool(,  ijp  an  h4mble  fenif;  qf  hicith  tb^^  ,an^, 
ojir,>brolute  dep^iidencfs  upon  hlip- ,  Hpipg  preWfeyl- 
thefe  things  once  for  all/  and  ftlirjieepii^.  tHem  ii]^ 
mind ;  I  now  return  to  the  6r(l  of  the  propolEltionV  laH 
4?)yn  ^bflyfii^^.^^  ^^r,  .,,.  i-^ 

That  having  lolt  the  capTtalof  Canada, th^ enemy 
have  it  not  in  their  power  to  rcj^in  the  poflefllohof  it. 
Xo  be  furt,  they  have  no.  ifofc^now  iivApierica 
C3pab!,e  of.doing  this.  Their  princij^l  and ^rand  army, 
has  been  beat^i),,  routed,  .and  put  fo.pif  ces  :  iheir  chief 
military  officers  l^iltcd  and  made  pri/onerj^;.  and  the. 
poor  renjiaitis  of 'their  regiilaj:  trpops,  which  were  i(j 
that  memorable  battle,  fent  to  GreatBritain..  If  their 
priricipal  force  united  under  fo  experienced  and  cap  \- 
ble  a  ccajmaodcr,  vyi^h  other, ^)qd officer?,  wgs  pof. 
-able  to  defend  their  capital,  what  can  l^'  expend,' 
Qj*  what  |)ecd  be  apprehended  from  .them  npw«  broken 
and .  difconcerted.  without  a  (Efficient  number  of  ^bp4 
officefs,  witbpu.t  ^Virit,  and  perhap?  w^i)QU(.a  fi^fficien^y^ 
of : proviiions ^nd  military  ftprp^.?  ^L  ^  .,  1  V^i 

If  this  capital  Is  regamcff,  it  mijit  therefore  be  py 
means  of  large  fuccours  from)  old  France  ;  or  rather 
by  an  army  well  fupplied  and  appointed,  ferit.fronj. 
thence  into  Canada,  to  join  the  forces  already  there, 
^  But  this  is,  humanly  f^ieaking,  impofllble.  'f  be  mifll- 
i^\  if^t  top  great  jf  ^(iapcf,  ?knd|the  naVigatlogi  of  i^ 


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(uch,  that  no  coafideral>te  fucconrs  can  tome  thiit  way. 
Befides,  we  are  in  pofleflion  of  Niagara/  the  only 
way  of  communication ;  which  fortrds  ftiight,  were 
there  occaikm,  be  reinforced  almoft  with  what  nuofi- 
ben  we  pleafe.  Neither  b  it  to  be  fupjiored  that  an 
army,  oriany  confiderable  fuccourSj  can  come  to  Ca- 
nada by  the  riTer  St.  Lawrence,  of  which  we  have 
now  the  command,  l^e  Britilh  navy  is  Co  fuperibr 
that  the  pons  of  fVanoej,  where  any  preparations  mould 
be  made  for  this  porpofe,  might  be  blocked  up.  Or 
if  a  flea  ihould  mppen  to  fieal  out  in  the  fpring,  a 
fuperior  one  might  be  immediately  difpaicfaed  after  it, 
io  as  to  prevent  it^  effefiing  any  thing  ;  and  proba- 
biy  take  or  de(hoy  it.  Or  a  (h*ong  Briti/h  fquadron, 
were  that  judged  needful,  or  advifeable,  might  be  kept 
xonftantly  in  the  river,  during  the  feafbn  for  navigating 
it.  All  which  things  being  conddered,  we  ne^  be 
under  no  apprcben&ns,  bur  that  we  ihall  be  able  to 
maintain  that  acquif!tion,  which  has  been  lately  madb 
with  Co  much  honor  to  the  Britilh  arms.  And  we 
will  now  venture  to  advance  one  fiep  fardier. .  For* 
as  was  observed  above, 

\^]&  this  Capital  remains  in  our  pofleflion,  all  Canada 
mim  of  coune  be  ful^Aed  in  time,  even  tho'  we 
Ihould  here  aA  only  a  defenfive  part.  Some  may, 
perhaps,  think  this  a  pretty  extraordinary  and  (anguine 
jwHrion.  it  admits,  however,  of  a  very  fhort  and  ealy 
proof.  For  many  European  commodities  are,  from 
ule  and  habit,  becbme  neceflary  to  the  Canadians  ;  Co 
that  they  neither  will,  nor  can,  live  long  without  them. 
With  thefe  they  cannot  be  fuppticd  from  old  France, 
asadairs  are  now  circumftanced,  either  by  the  MifEHpi, 
or  St.  Lawrence,  or  any  other  way.  Their  commu- 
nication with  France  is  now  effeftuaily  cut  off,  uniefs 
fcthi^  it  be  for  hft^rs  of  CQndoleaficf,  which  can  nei* 

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^ber  do  MS  fin^  l)arni,  npr  tifenvTelves  much  good*  '  ^^ 
t)>ac  if  the  war  IHould  cpncinue,  they  will  be  Q^tged 
to  come  to  us  for  tlief^  nec^Haries-;  iand  to  take  th^nv 
of  u^,  if  at  all,  on  our  own  ^pms  : ;  Which  wopM,  in 
p0eft.  be  fubjcfting  thetnfclvea  and  their  <;oi^try  tp 
the  3ritifla  government.  At  l^-ft,  this  fs  what  they 
might  be  compeite()l  lo  ^o,  fhptiic^  thof^  above  us;  think 
it  proper.  A,nd  ihefp  remprks,_ihp*  made  with  ja^rticu* 
;  lar  reference  to  the  Canadians  propierly  {bcali^d>,are 
equally  oppiicabie  to  all  th^  French  inha^itanits  oui  this 
continerH  about  the  lakes.  ^n(!t  tpthe  fouthward  of  itienii 
till  you  come  near  the  MiffiOpi,  j|r  (bme  of  i^s  branch^ 
es  that  are  very  remote  from  us  ^  (^ebec,  and  the 
river  Si?.  Lawrence,  now  in  our  poflelfion,  beirig  the 
way  in  whjch  they  ufe,  chiefly  ^1  leaft,  Xo  l>e  fupnJlcd 
V  ith  thofe  neceffarics ;  for  which,  if  they  continue  ir^ 
the  country »  they  will  lie  forced  in-  time  to  come  tp 
us  ;  cyen  tho*  wc  fliouid  vB.  only  on  the  defendve 
with  refpcft  to  tiiem.  However,  there  is  no  need 
ofg<»ng  on  jthis  latter  fupppiition  :  For,  in  the  ne^^t 
pjape,  5^>  was  obibrvcd  above,.,,  ^  s^^j^^^v  .^^^ 


,  As  things  are  now  circumftanccd,  we  have  It  in  our 
power  to  aft  offbnfively  againft  ihcm  in  fuch  ?  maivier, 
that  the  whole  country  may,  and  muft  be  reduced  ittia 
very  little  time.  They  can  receive  no  confideraMe  fuc- 
cours  ,or  fupplies  from  Old  France,  for  thereafbns 
jiientionod  above.  They  have  no  cities,  £  rts  or  nla- 
•'  ocs  of  defence,  capable  of  making  refinance,  or  holding 
put  a  fiegc,  even  a  fliort  one.  The  country  lies  open 
tc^us ;  or  rather,  wc  have  one  army  at  lead  already  in 
the  hl!aft;.of  it.  His  Majefty  has  a  large  number  of 
hrayc  and  try'd,  troops  now  in  America  ;  (n  many,  that 
all  the  forces  the  enemy  can  collet,  probably  would 
not  dafe  to  meet  one  h;ilf  of  them  in  the  held  :  That 
method  thcyhave  already  try'd  to  thcir.coft  !  And  tho' 
.||lC  countj;^j[l:ould  not  llibinir,    or  be  ir.tirely  fuhjeftCil 

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^  faU)  which:  is  la^l .  ip^^d  tOk  l>&.«^p^£tedv  conTidert 
iog  how  far  the  feaifQa  is  .already  elapf^jyet  what 
miould  prevent  a  ^tal  coaqueft,  even,  ^y  early 
another  Teafoa;  when  the  enemy  mud  be  HilJ  in'  al| 
probability^  rnore  weajcened,  di(ire(Ied  anddiipiri^oit 
(hah  tl)ey  are  at.preleiu  I  Excepting  fuch  things  jis  ar^ 
quite  out  of  the  ordinary  ^ourle,  nothing  can  preyen^ 
this.  Which  being  conndcred,  the,  redu^pn  of  Quffr 
bee  is,  in  efTed,  the  rcdu^lior)  of  all  Car:>ada>  frpni 
Hudibn's  Bay  fouthward  and  wedward  to  the  greac 
lakes  :  and  not  only  (o,  but  of,  all  the  territory  whidi 
the  French  podefs  to  the .  fouthward  iUU  of  tho(^ 
lakes  till,  as  was  laid  tjefore,  you  come  near  ^bf 
Miffitipi,  or  lon^c  of  tho^  branches  of  it,  vihichareac 
a  very  great  diftance  from  us.        .     ; ^ ., .      ^wv*  «  > 

Ou?.  next  pofition  was,  that  the  reduftion  of  this 
country,  will- be  ilie  bringing  all  our  Indian  energies 
into  a  friendly  aliianee  with  us.  For  Quebec  &  Canad* 
beinj  in  our  polTeflion,  they  cannot  be  fupplied  fron) 
thence  g^s  heretofore,  with  arms,  ammuuition  and  other 
things,  which  long  ufehas  been  made  neccflary  to  them. 
They  mart  therefore  come  to  us  tor  them ;  and  b©, 
obliged  to  court  our  fricndfhip.  And  this  reafoning 
will  hol4gQod  with  refpe6  toail  the  numerous  lavage 
nations,  quite  from  the  .  territories  of  Hudfons  Bayi 
where  the  Indians  have  long  been  our  friends,  down  to 
the  great  lakes,  and  to  the  louthward  of  them,  as  far  ag 
Georgia  ;  and.  Weftivard,  till  we  approach  near  the 
Miflifipa.  Wliereever  /  they  can  be  fupplied  cafied, 
and  upon  the  bcfjk  terms,  efpccially  if  it  be  by  tho(e  wh^ 
nre  the  mod  powerful  on  the  continent,  and  can  give 
tliem  the  greatcd  protefhon  ,&aflidance  in  cafe  of  need,; 
there  they  will,  fopner.  or  later,  come  to  be  fupplied. 
And  this,  probably,  in  a|hort  time,  provided ;hofepru^ 
4cnt  i^cafures  Cfifttiuue  tg  be  profccutcd  with  reference 

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tb^tliieM?  which  iMve  lately  Been  uftd.  For  we  (ee  thefai 
jDow  daUy  forfiiktrig  the  Fren^  mtereft;  coming  <ovdr 
to  m,  and  ieeking  an  alliance  with  us.  So  that  this 
feaibning  is  not  bounded  merely  on  hyjpotheds,  bat 
jpvtly  on  certain  nA.  And  it  may  be  added  here,  that 
an  the  foregoing  princ^fes/  the  friendihip  of  all  thefe 
fiiv^es  may  be  relied  on  as  hearty  &  fincere,  having  not 
only  convenience,  but  even  neceflky  for  its  bads.  For 
they  cannot  live,  but  by  being  and  keeping  on  good 
terms  with  us.  And  fb,  in  ihort,  they  will  be  a  bnrrrer, 
if  one  is  Deeded,  between  our  fbutherncolonies^ahd  the 
French  on  the  MiiZinm  ;  or,  perhaps,  with  a  little  of 
bur  affiOance,  Hioula  the  war  continue,  make  theni 
gltd  toconfine^bemielvet  wholly  to  the  wdlward  of 
that  river;   '^^^-^W-''^ -' •  ^■*^*■■■»^^!^*i^  "^^  ■*^":i^/'^k^:-i^  -. 


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■■  Savrw  th,tf  i^ffit  of  the  nadves,  all  the  territory  a* 
boaf  Hudfon's  bayi  northward,  weftward  and  (buthward 
•s  far  a»  the  bounds  of  Canada,  already  belongs  to 
Gfeat-Britain,  where  we  have  long  had  feveral  fnrts  and 
ftttlemehts,!^ which  we  are  (till  in  pofle^n.  And  upon 
%he  foregoing  principles^  Great-Britain  miifi  of  cotirfb. 
In  a  tinle  time,  be  poflefl^  of  a  territory  hei^  in  Ni>rth« 
America,  extending  and  continued  from  that  Bay,  and 
indeed  from  feme  way  to  the  Nor^ward  of  it,  as  far  as 
Fbridito  thefouihward,  about  two  thouland  inr!es; 
find  extending  as  far  back  to  the  weftward.  almoft,  as 
we  ihould  defire ;  referring  alwjnrs,  as  was  intimated  ,ar 
bove,  to  the  favage  nat»>ns,  their  (uft  claims,  or  proper 
rights.  This  is  what  wc  may,  witboui  much  prefump* 
Vion,  promife  ourfelves,  making  proper  allowance  for 
conttiigencies,  or  things  out  of  the  ordinary  courfe;  on 
which,  being  unknown,  we  can  ground  none  of  our 
reafonings  in  this,  or  any  other  a£e.  But  to  ^y  the 
IcalV,  this  may  probably  be  die  confequeoce  of  reducing 
>i'-  ►.  .*-   >■'  ■  '  ■  ■•.:..     ■  C^pbec  ; 


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iirtir  '''rrfiCii'"  '"•"" ---■•■-  |-  ■■-^-r.:~^m.^.—. 


■«!=rr.'s:j» 


Pj,'^» 


Quebf^r:  For  all  that  has  b^en  faid  above,  kas.a  dofe 
a^  ipi^uifeft  conne^Uoq  wit^  that  importaot  events  '^^^ 

■      IS       it 

Bin*  ^lilpwlng  the  above  conclufions  to  be  juAly 
Arvnn  ;.y^t  ibroe  may  perhaps  demand  ftill,  "  Ci^i 
bQ^^o  ?**  TW  things  Ihould  turn  out  thus;  yet  what 
real  and  conHderable  benefit  would  from  hence  reiult 
to  Ctreat-Bruain  and  her  colonics  ?  (  For  we  have  all 
learnt,. a!tl<^i\gth,  to.confider  their  intereds,  not  as  being 
jRijparate,  but  clofely  united,  ^  This  is  the  demand,  to 
which  Ibipe  aofwer  was  promifed  above ;  tho*  it  is  hard- 
ly tobe  (uppofed,  indeed,  tha;  fuch  a  queiiion  could  be 
jerlotiXly  a^d  by  any  intelligent  perfoibtbe  advantage^ 
^ccriiingfrom  hence,  be!pg  (bmany,  great  and  raanir 
fe(l.  To  hint  at  fomis  pf  ilie  principal,  and  moft 
pbvious  of  them  tbi  p .'    , 


.,.'! 


i: 


In  the  fiiril  place,  one  great  advantage  we  ihquti! 
gain  hereby  is  this,  that  all  the  Britifh  colonies  and 
provinces  would  henceforward  enjoy  peace  on  their 
lextenriye  frpatiers,  or  inland  borders..  We J(ha!l  bj: 
deiiverra  fronji  the  ravages  and  barbarities  of  faiithlei^ 
lavages,  and more  faitblefs  Fre^phmen  ;  of  all  which 
;'avages  and  barbairities,  the.Frc^ch  being  in  pofleflioa 
of  Qjjebec  and  St.  I^wrence  riyer,  has,  from  firft  to 
laO:,  been  thf^  principal  ^aufe.  For  the  Indians  would 
;dl  have  loqjg  Hnc?  b^en  oyr  friends,  had  it  not  been 
for  them  ip  pur  neighbourhood,  toict  them  .upon  us 
both  in  war  ahj)  peace.  How  much  blood  has  been 
heretofore  ftied  .on  the  frontiers  of  the  Britilh  colonies  ? 
What  ij ,  yaft  tregf^e  has  been  annually  expended  in 
c]efen.d'irig  ourfi^rves,  iho*  very  ineffeftually,  -  from  oiii: 
American  enemies,  different  in  complexion,  yet  much 
|he   C^c  in  heprt  f  ?    How   have  our  kifaht .  fct- 

'     -  ....  .  ■■  .  .'.,.„:  :  ■  .  •;  ;,^■v  i?.,--.  h  ■'■        .  tlemejltS 

^  ^?en  iMpnf- yaU^rririir  tlie  Governor  Ccr^nl  of  Canada,  ...nd 
jtifpfilf  »  Qao^^jan  b^  birtb|  it  if  coo^dehtl^  an^  v;.rpJibly 


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ifc'nfcrirs;  'oth'iitwifif'  very  fiour'^ing,  he^'Mretfedf 
kept  back,  and,  many  of  therrt  quite  bfdMh  up,  by 
the  euienjy  ?  Whereas  we  may  now  ration?] lyexpeft 
to  hslye  peaCQ  in  a\[  our  larders ;  abd  that  there  will 
be  no  more  breaking  in,  6|f  carf^ing  out  tq,; a  wretehed 
capttyity.  TTic  public  el^ncics,  and  C^nfequently 
^c  public  rajjes,  will  be  Vauly  leflened  ;  aftd  bcc«>m* 
very  finall  in  comjivrifbri  of  what  they  have  hliJrferto 
been  in  time  of  war.  And  We  fliall  fave,'  hot  only 
roucVniooey,  bur,  what  is  far  more  preeious  lei  th6 
fight  6f  (jrod  aiid  wife  mert,  much  biotid.  Oiir  <*olor 
hies  Win  of  courfe  increafe  and  people  fafi( ;  an<l,  un- 
<lef  the  common  bleflln&.of  pro^^idence,  ftouirilJi  riiote 
than  ever,  quickly  filling  up,'  ;»ud  extertdlijg  themp 
felves  far  back  nuo  tW  country.  Of  whfch,  lh6 
mother-country  will  reap  the'benefit  in  donimon  i^ith 
VS.  Thefe  are  fuch  great  and  obvious  advantages* 
that  all  rouft  needs  fee  them.  j     ^    •.. 

hi  the  next  place,  an. extenfiye  trade  wilj  of  courife 
f>c  opened  with  all  the  favage  nations  back  of  ys  y)arti» 
tularly  the  fur  trade,  of  late  years  almoft  engroned  by 
theFrench,who  have  had  thofe  (avages  ia  iheir  interelt. 
*!rhey  muft  how  hunt  for  us  ih  our  turhj  in  order  to 
pay  hs  for  the  necenaries  whicli  they  mud^Qome  to  us 
for.  Which  is  altoi  in  (bme  meafure  appKcibie  to  the 
Canadians  themfeives,  that  country  being  reduced,  if 
any  of  them  0iall  remain  therein.  They  muft  all  be 
jfupplicd  by  us,  and  pay  us  for  it  (bme  way  or  other. 
So  that  in  Ihort,  all  the  commerce  of  this  part  of  the 
world,  from  the  northward  of  Hudfbn's  Bay  to  Flori- 
.V  //.,  :-:<^^>  'V  K'^-/.  ••V,  .•»^,?.::,  -;,  .;.  'da, 

I.'    •'..■,    .  -T        i     >   ■    ■  :  .     -.f,  •  .■ 

."       afRrtned,  hid  the  inhumanity,  or  may  I  not  rather  fay  i  the 

k       bratality,  to  ornament  a  r6om  with  Engli'b  fcalps  hung  round 

,        ;t  ;  which  he  ufed  to  (how  to  his  .unliafpy  prifoAcrs  ;.  tojn- 

folt  them  ;  pointing  out  to  them,  wliich  were  the  fcftlff  of 

their  near  relations  friends  and  neighboBts  !    r    '-"?^', 


llMluii    »»«»M»i»iwMiiii»«'ri»iriii.<«— iaMitoaa 


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wUI  giif«%  iincre«tb{h9id0ri1alBd  /or  Battfli  noaiMiftc't 
tuf^ii^  iMud  ^tih  W(sU  cfDfloyiind  mwmaMlifliiiythtaiH 
ijkBid  mor*  people  t4i  Qtv^^BritsJn,  »h«ki  ^cb  or  cite  get 

ilrlil  4l6>  much  inctlmtb  ih^r  OoiVigatibn*  'asid  thai  loS 

b6t C©loni6Sk'dM.!.oit  rri  yi'Ju-tiiii  e  '*v»i; -i >)Uvr>rl  ^AisrirKf 

liWiiovjs^ :  The.  fedii^ticP^^  ind^ 

fobdjt^^iw^  Qi^odft  la)4onftiquenceLiHek;ecft  «9I 
be  «,Jl>end[k  CO  u^titti  i^lUbe,  in.  fQlpf^  rheyure  dt 
kiift».  a  (Ofitm^iog  cf.ikfc  Frantic  'iugamflitiKls/wbiob 
ha>re!of latte  itlutoh ihoRe>  kllianirlvaifeil'iouroviirii.  TiM- 
Fr«nch.WiAIndiain»|K]»,if  I  iiin  noMninBfoinBcd^ 
kayi$.%hefetofiare  had  ^ttat  dependence  ui^kin:  'Canada 
jfod  b^sad-CQrti/^fidl  other  provifions«  forf^mrie  kinds  df 
litaval  f^pfresy  tAid  dhters  other  anrtidcii^  both  UjEiceillary 
fob  ehdm^  aiid  which  thoy  tjannoc,  dfiEurhbre/  be  fo 
comnioclksttfly ,  ibclpliod  with..  Thie,  idttpit>vicig  theoi 
.  of  yAmh,  fefptsciaHy  if  :adi  'efie^al  \  Hop  fttniid  -bft  pac 
to  ths  ilUcfit  fttade  I  cfimii^  on;  ^chicber  frcim  foEne  fi^icUh 
partsof  (bej cooilanehtv''imift  ^cai!}y  liifirefs iMfdr^uBc! 
ihem^  !imd  be  a  |>roprottutlacble  advahKige'  tb  parr; 
leflen  tb^r  .commetofl  aod  jaavigatiou)  aoHnncneds 

AgMa^:i  One  would  Ihtnk  that  FratiV^  WoilI3  tiow^ 
afanoft  of  icpurfe,  be  AvhoUy  cat  out  of  the  •AfaeHcaA 
c<3a.«'^ery> :  of  whioht  flw'has  hercrcjfore  bade  fach 
tafViadvaiitrtgei  Her  l^ouisbonirg  iilhery  w&s  goM 
before.  That  up  tbe;  rolph  ind  river  ^.  Lawrence 
.is  WofW  jgdnci  All  trcat4»j9,  by  virtue  of  which  fh^ 
claimed  a  right  to  make  fiih  onihe  ccafVofN^foundi 
]and.  'bave  beeti  vioJatcd  by  her;  they  are  broken 
thro',  and  become  meve  nullities,  as : 


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been.  Atid  if  we  ihoutd  hold  the  pdfl^i<MV  oDi^duis-^ 
bmirg,  Canada  and  Newfoundland,  \Vith  the  coaft  of 
Labrador;  one  would  think  it  eafy  to  pf event:  tier 
making  fifli  in  any  of  thofc  Mirit;  ^fpecially  confider-' 
ing  the  great  fuperiority -of  the  Britifli  navy,  l^or' 
doesitfecm  improbdt>le  that  this  whole  fSflief^  ^ay 
&11  mtd  the  hands  of  Britilh'fu(^(fts  {unlef^w^niouli 
perhaps  hereafter  have  a  miniOry  as  compiai(ant>  id  hi# 
JMoll  Chriftian  Majeftvr  and  the  court  of  Verfailles,  as 
tfaa£ih  the  lattiereod  orQoeeii  Ann's  reign,  wbidrv^- 
pljmeiited  IVance  u[ith  the  beft  places  rar 'catVyiiig'  orf 
rile  codufifliery,  in  all  North-Aniertca  { i,  e.  ihthe  wdrl^.' 
But  at  f  reient)  tbibe  fure,  there  is  no  ifcaUbn  for  tinyi 
yoftf ehenfiont  of  thib  (ort;: :  ISlow  die  deflruCHon^of  the 
Frrach  filbery  would  be  the!  deAru^Kon  '^ikit  moHf 
material  and  extenfive  branch  of  l^er  cbnunei-ce^in  whtchi 
flue  was  before  x)ur  too  fqccefsful  rival  t  And  thii 
whole  fifhcry.  fallUtg  into  the  hands  of  Brirain,  would 
prodtgioufly  incteafe  her  trade  and  wealth  I  gnvinghdr  ch0 
advantage  of  fuppl  jring  all  thofc  markets,  which  Fnoce 
fttpplicid  before  ?  This  wbu*d  alio  be  the  le(Riiiibg  of 
the  latter^  maritime  power  in  general,  and  thd  insrea" 
Cogr  prorortjonably,  that  of  Oreat-Bcitun.  For  France^ 
being  deprived  of  this  fifhery*  coiiik)  not'  emplo^^iand  - 
maintain  ib  many  (eamea  as  heretofore,  Hby'  many 
thoufands ;  whereas  we  might  then  employ  and  mamtain: 
many  thoufands  more  than  ever.  This  is  a  confidera- 
liotrDf  the  laft  importaisce'tb  the  welfare  aiui  fitfet^  of 
Great^Btitain.and  0f  her  coIonie«,if  not  ofall  fiufope; 
her  chief  dependence  and  (eeurity,  under  divine  provi" 
dencc,  being  placed  in  the  fuperiority  of  her  navat 
power,  and  keeping  under  t;hat  of  France.  For  flicvdd 
JTrance,  whofe  ambition  is  {b  exorbitant  and  bomidlefs^ 
andwhoie  power  is  fb  great  on  the  continent,  otu:c 
bcconiie  lupcrior  by  fea,  the  Hberties  of  Qreat.'^Britain^ 
and  perhaps  of  Europe,  are  no  more..  '      ' 

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for  QlajJfteft  and  Rejouhig.        47 

These  are  aot  al1,bvir  only  (bme  of  the  chief  of  thelc 
iccular  and  national  advantages  which  ocC.  lo  my 
thoughts,  as  natun^iyrefiiUing  from,  or  having  an  apt,  , 
prent  conne£Uon  with,  the  great  things  iwbidii  God  h«4l 
Jately  done  for  us ;  more  efpecially  in  the  reduce  of 
Quebec,  which,  vou  will  renteoibisr,  Xniow  ^confider 
an>eing  in  efie^  tb«  vedu^ion  of  Canada, .  mdtbringiog 
1^11  ikc  Indian  (avages  in^o  a  friendly  alliainee.  with  im 
\Vhethcr.  that  chain  of  reafening,  by  which!  Jicame  to 
Vipv^  it  JQthis  ligjht,,  y^\\  hold  together,  aiid;  he  flrong 
fnough  10  fupport, £^.w<^iy  and  impfultam  ftcnndok 
fion ;  or  whether  j(<^.oii]^  likt[a  ooMof  ftod,  HKbich  , 
cannot  be  even  li&|itly!  touched  Dirithoutf  being  broken 
to  pieces,;  mud  be  lubii^ittedto  the  judgnientdt  others  i  . 
As  a)r<},  whether!  allowing  it;  10  be  goc4  iand  dul^ 
CQrme(M*  thfe  adyjMttaJes  above>in^t<9nedi  may  ^na-f 
tvirallyibj;  rv]p{)ored,((0  nOw/rom  fucha  con^ueft  of  th« 
l*rench  in.  Aine/itai.  t^ndi  iach  an  aUiancie:  vrith  tb(;! 

IndiaiiS.    ;r|  i,'>:,  U6t'  JPfJ  JO(Mdii^>  i  .{>i  !;>«/  TJWol  .  ii.'l  }o 


cr,'! 


If  jthefc  inference  are  oot.unjvAIy  Milced^  sd  itiii 
hun|biy9<)nceivedlhcy  lire  not,  what  great  xalije  bavd  ' 
wc$q  be.gM  and  rejpice  at  this  dav ;  atidiJtiOipraife  God 
for  th^  great  things  >hich  lie  hatn  dc>nefor  vs  ?  lOut; 
reJjgiouSj  as  well  asciyij  privileges  /eemed,  ti/few  year| 
iince,.tobe  in  fonMi  dsngerfrom  the  growing  pdweo 
aiid  encroachments  of  the  enemy  heite,  %<!pdrted  hf 
France.  ,For  had  they  a«  lepcth^^ot  the  iubper  hdnd,  wo 
ibould  cloubtlels  laye  been  deprived  of  thcifree  enjbyn 
incmsof  the  prof e0apt  i^eligion;  ha^a(led»  pcrftcuted  ^ 
and  butchered,  by  fuch  blind  and  furious  Zealots  ftit 
the  religion  of  Rome,  under  the  direction  of  a  prieft- 
hood^and  hierarchy,  wboTe ^//2fow,,to< be- f¥u:e> is  hot 
/rom  above,  if  the  char^flerinic  of  that  vtiiich  is  foi 
!8  ro  be  either  /«»»,  or  peaceable ^  ^Mtfip,  or  eq/y  to  ke 
etjtreaiefl,  full  of  wercy,  or  of  ^w/fr uiis,  without  /wr- 

.  ttdlity, 


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Mtfoik  t»4>l8rs  •'God  f6nh«  fyMeHiif  h«  hack  giVHi  w%\ 
H^  flierftty''oriieru(ioal;9Ad'irbrld)y,  but  on  tisligloui 

aMi%kniiw-iiiecei}|iMS  dtibi^ '•>''-. '    '  i  >' ;  <  in ; 

*J;-»  fv  .!  ,.ih.<-i  h.'jrilvl!  i . /';)'i  01  >.'ri   ;-.         •  nnb '/f'jii^i 

i-^^Ws  httcioTtenli^iiRfwkhlbvH- «ai$,,oml «iir' fathar^ 
^avp  cotd>tii,  4hM^riir  df^rCiMl'  did  f(if  tt^tfi  iri 
thei«  days  '^  Im^^  hfd  prefik'fed;  tfhd  iprovided^fibr  t^eM 
in  dfe!wilckipft^ft,^:virhcft  thib  «oa^'ilitnV  which  n&ntxk!- 
jcrtMth  aiRiaii>k>flbmiid>  is4»6  M ;  'fil«(d  how  h«,  ih  px^» 
fhwwoM  th«  iM^theA  >fh)itf'i^feve^fti^,vfhb  Wle^i^  tti^f 
iotMti^i\i6fM>%  oattfe.  l^'W  niivir  (ee,  \n  dur  :d<^ 
days^  gitaierJ  ^SiiM^  thin  thdife  !v  biir '  flfthet-s,  as  tlifey 
had  titortddiirt«ji^  <o  dd.leaMie^l^  ^(i^ed  tofte  (h}i 
day^blMCdii  not  ^  f( :  <  if.t4^«ylhiid,  how  glad  ?  ho# 
jtfyfirt  wo\Ad  thcylffave  beeA^:  AlMd^if  vhdfe  ^6  Mt 
ftlleli  inttcp'ifi>t^<^f»kb<yf^tjd^  Ch«lft.  itydeadofb^it^ 
p6#i(h«di  hifrvi6>  jitrhapii  ^trlb  kno^li^  of  the&ffkii^ 
of  this  lower  world,  I  doubt  not  but  that  oar  pioiis  for^* 
fathers,  who  fuffercd  fo  much  from  their  enemies  here, 
fioiiM  ittSe^V^jTortji^teflitttf  df  joy^tfwon  ih  hJ^vteri'/by 
feokSrae^dowtlfrbnl  tl*i«hce>dnd  behoMUvg  whtiiGod  (Ht^K 
Aone  TOP  i|s'<libif"betoved^x)fteriiy;  liow  he  hatll  aVeW^ 
gjsfi^usof  oi^v^^  t^^^''  enemies  ;  and  by  i^ifi^  ^ 
pralpeA  iii4ii^  ^MS^^^ow  hm,  by  the  blefriftg  of  G^, 
of  iiwii^  MEMaably  ttod  h&{>piiy  in  thisgoidldnd'^To 
ijiitlihd*  ipMb&>V€Js  t»e^r  could,  yet  we  their  dtffcet^* 
dentfc/'b^ili^'dvli^red^tit  of'  the  band  of  mn-  eitemie^ 
anditbetn  'Sn^'hktci^  us,  *<  tnikyiet^^e  Cod  without  f^n 
inlN)Uh«^  4(S«t"r)ghteciafoera,"  the  remainder  ofvfttf 

!  r?l?HrMe1t  Hi)ir'ftFange  thnt  yoii lieSir  fuch  a  fuppbiiifei^ 
madei  w  that'  abovt.  For  aitho'  both  tongiies  ah<l 
pPojJh^Cfts  ■  flial)  •  ^fe,  yet  "» thaHty;.  ijc^cr ;  faJleth'^ 

•"^ft'i  "  "ill?' .V  ■>:■:::  ;l\"^   ■  _  I-:-.'.  :  ."'.t  i,  -in 

t,'^t  James  m.  17.  /        * 


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for  Gladnefs  and  Rejoicmg*         49 

iQ  hc^yen  it  is  p?rfci5led~4n  thofc  fouls,  whlcK  were 
endowed  with  a  meafure  of  it  on  earth.  And  chanty, 
you  know,  "  rejoicetli  not  in  iniquity,  but  rejoict-th 
in  the  truth  j  **  it  dcl.ightcth  in  obferving  the  felicity 
of  others,  and  God'?  righteous  ac^s,  whereby  his  peo- 
ple and  church  are  fecured  againft  their  adverfaries, 
and  put  in  a  profperous  condition.  Nor  will  ft  be  'a- 
mifsjuft  to  obferve  here,  that  in  the  Revelation  of  St.' 
J.ohn»  the  blofled  ,  above  are  introduced  as.praifing 
God,  I  had  almoft  faid,  keeping  a  Tbankfgivitrg,  for 
his  righteous  judgments  on  earth,' in  delivering  hislcr- 
vants  from  oppreflion  and  perfecution  ;  particulaily, 
from  the  perfccutions  apd  oppreffions'oif  the  "  mother 
"  of  harlots,  atid  ;?b6minations  i "  that  idolatrous  and 
apc^date  church,  which  hath  fo  long  **  made  herfelf 
drunk  with  the  blood  of  the  martyrs  of  Jefus  "-t- 
I  heard,  fays  he,  a  great  voice  of  much  people  in 
heaven,  faying.  Alleluia  !  Sadvation,  and  glory, 
and  honor,  and, power-  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 
For  true  and  righteous  are  his  judgments  j  for  he 
hath  judged  the  great  whore,  which  did  corrupt 
the  earth  with  her  fornication  **  [or  idolatrous  prac- 
es  ]  i  "  and  hath  avenged  the  blood  of  his  fervahts 
at  her  hand.     And  again,  they  faid,  Alleluia  jj  !'* ' 


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God  hath  revealed  his  pyrpofe,  his  unalterable  puf- 
pofe,  in  due  time,  tho*  gradually,  to  confume  and  de- 
ftroy  the  beaft  and  the  falfe  prophet,  with  their  ad- 
herents i  till  in  the  end  they  "  lliall  drink  of  the 
"  wine  of  the  wrath  of  God,  which  is  poured  out  with- 
♦*  out  mixture,into  the  cup  of  his  indignation"  j  wheti 
there  is  to  be  a  mod  flgnal  revolution  in  the  civil  and 
religious  (tace  of  things  in  this  world ;  and  all  the  king- 
doms thereof  are  to  "become  the  kingdoms  of  our 
Lord,  and  of  his  Chrift.  **  And  one  might,  perhaps, 
without  any  great  degree  of  fuperftition  or  enthufiaim* 

D  froin 

I  Chap.  XIX.    I.  2.  3. 


i*nriWMltl;Vi|j)«iM«. 


5  o        H^hat  great  Cau/e  ive  baVi 

from  foine  litfeoccurrencn  in£urope  irtd  eirewhere^not 
to  fay  any  thing  of  the  order  of  thefepredi^tons  them- 
febcs,  be  inclined  to  think  that  thi»  time  of  ruin  to 
fome«  and  reformation  and  joy  to  othen^  from  the 
prdence  of  the  Lord,  when  the  **  gofpel  of  the  king- 
dom n^l  be  preached  for  a  witncft  annong  all  nation^^^ 
is  at  no  very  great  dUtance  from  the  prctent.    ^^^     '  ' 

But  however  that  matttr  mav  be,  from  fpeaking 
|)o(iuvely  of  whic|«  one  woMid  think  tvtty  un- 
inlpired  man,  endow'd  with  wifdom  and  modeftyi 
would  be.  very  far  \  yet  I  cannot  but  juft  obferve  here, 
as  a  proper  ground  for  gladneii^  ancbrcjuicing  to  all 
of  us,  who  have  any  ferious  concern  for  the  interefts  ot 
religion*  and  the  falvatioo  of  mem  fou|ji»  that  by  the. 
preat  things  which  God  has  lately  done,  iind  i$  (till  do-, 
ing  for  us,  he  feems,  in  hii  providi>nce,  to  be  prepa- 
ring the  way  for  a  much  more  general  and  extenfive 
propagation  of  the  gofpel  among  the  favage  ni^, 
tions  of  America  *,  for  enlargjlng  the  kingdom  oC 
Chrift  i  and  reclaiming  from  the  error  of  their  way  to, 
the  wifdom  of  the  juft,  not  only  thofe  who  are  alto- 
gether heathen,  but  thofe  alfo  who  have  hitherto  been 
deluded  and  infatuated  by  the  Romi(h  miflionaries, 
who  .  *'  compafs  fea  and  land  to  make  proijelytes— !-" 
A  Held  1$  opened  to  make  fome  further  attempts  tq 
this  end.  And  altho'  I  would  be  be  very  far,  efpecir 
silly  at  this  time  of  .general  and  common  rejoicing 
among  us,  from  faying  what  might  juftly  be  ofien- 
iive  to  any  ;  yet  I  cannot  but  add  here,  that  if  thft 
honorable  and  reverend  "  Society  for  propagating  thf 
gorpel  in  foreign  parts  ",  ftiould  fee  caufe  to  employ 
fome  confiderable  proportion  of  the  charities  entrufted 
to  their  prudent  arid  pious  care,  in  fo  noble  an  enter- 
prizje,  fo  good  a  work,  as  that  of  gofpelizing  the  fa- 
vagcs  in  theextcnfive  wilderncffcs  of  America,  I  believe 

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for  tjladmfs  and  Rejotclri^.         ^  i 

ill  th«  world  would  applaud  them.  With  all  tht 
deference  that  is  due  to  10  refpe^able  a  body,  doubt- 
JeTs  the  great  end  of  thofe  charities  would,  in  this 
way,  be  at  leaf^  as  itiuch  regarded  and  profecuted, 
jind  perhaps  better  anfweredi  than  by  fuppdrtintf 
ntin^  ntifnonarles  at  a  great  annual  expence,  in  aU 
the  Qljcftt  the  principal,  and  richeft  cities  and  towni 
in  theft  Northern  colonies  1  where  chriftianity  has  been 
thiit  general,  common  and  eftabhfhed  religion  for  more 
than  a  century  of  years  paft.-^  But  not  to  digrefs  i 
Having  thus  attempred  to  fhow,  what  great  reafon 
we  have  to  rejoice  •!»' be  glad  at  this  time,  by  repre^ 
fenting  the  impollkoce  of  that  ac^uidtion  whidi  hath 
been  fo  often  memioned,  Confldering  the  great  and 
happy  bonfeqaences  thit.may,  very  probably  at  leaH^ 
How  from  it ;   I  proceed  now  as  was  propofed, 

VX.  To  Aibjoin  Tonie  ufeful  and  neceflary  regulations 
of  our  joy  on  this  great  and  happy  occafion,  that  ij^ 
may  be  feftrained  Within  due  bounds^  and  ^ow  in  a 
proper  channel. 

And  in  the  firft  pla(fe,  we  (hould  tixe  heed  that  ouf 
joy  is  not  leavened  with  pride  and  vain-glory,  as  tho^ 
our  (uctieires  were  wholly  from  ourtelves.  This  ia 
what  is  very  common  with  people  on  fimilar  occafions. 
They  ar6  glad  with  a  kind  ot  felf-important,  and 
felf'fufHcieot  Joy,  which  fweUs  them  up,  and  is  (^uite 
the  reverfe  of'^that  rejoicing  which  becometh  chrtftuns. 
For  man  has  nothing  which  he  did  not  receinre,  whe" 
ther  ftrength,  wifdom,  courage  or  magnanimity :  Why 
then  (hould  he  glory  in  it,  or  in  the  efFeAs  and  coa-^ 
i&c)uences  of  it,  **  as  tho'  he  had  not  received  it  V* 

There  is  another  thing  nearly  allied  to  this,  againft 
which  we  ought  alfo  to  guard.    Many  people  who^ 

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52         Regulathns  of  our  Joy    ;^ 

tho*  they  .belicvejn  the  over- ruling  providence  pfGod, 
and  are  far  fropi  .wholly  attributing  to  themfelvcs,  the 
glory  of  their  viAories  and  ifucceffes,  yet  rejoice  on 
fach  occafions  under  the  nouop  of  their  having  as  it 
were  merited  them,  by  their  fuperior  goodnels  and 
righteoufnefs.  Thisis^  alfo  a  v^in,  proud  joy,  not  bfiir 
coming  finful  crearures.  It  is  indeed  poflible,  that  we 
hiaynot  be  altogether  fo  guilty  in  the  fight  of  God,  as 
our  enemies  whom  he  hath  thus  far  fubdued  under,  us  j 
but  we  are  yet  far  from  being  fo  righteous  ourfelves,  as 
to  have  merited  thereby  the  flicceiies  which  he  has 
given  us  againft  them.  And  there  is  a  remarkable 
paftage  in  the  book  of  Numbers,  f  fo  much  to  the 
prefent  purpofe,  that  I  cannot  forbear  quoting  it.  The 
children  of  Ifrael  were  now  about  to  pafs  over  the 
fiver  Jordan,  where  G.»d  had  promifed  to  drive  out; 
the  idolatrous  nations  from  before  them.  But  left  they 
ihould  afcribe  -t^iis  to  their  own  great  piety  and  good- 
nefs,  he  gives  them  the  following  caution  and  admoni- 
tion :  "  Undcrftand  therefore  this  day,  that  the  Lord 
•*  thy  God  is  he  that  goeth  over  before  thee  as  a  con- 
fuming  fire :  he  fliall  deftroy  them,  and  lliall  bring 
them  down  before  thy  face :  fo  ftialt  thou  drive  them 
?*  out,  and  deftroy  them  quickly,  as  the  Lord  hath 
f *  faid  unto  thee.  Speak  not  thou  in  thine  heart,  af- 
"  terthat  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  caft  them. out  from 
Y  before  thee,  faying,  for  my  righteoufnefs  the  Lord 
,"  hath  brought  me  in  to  poflTcls  this  land  :  but  for 
*'  the  wkkednefs  of  thefe  nations  the  Lord  doth  drive 
ft  them  out  from  before  thee.  Not/<?r  thy  righteouf- 
\*-  nefsy  or  for  the  uj.  i^htnefs  of  thine  heart,  doft  thou 
\\.  go  to  poflefs  their  Land  :  but  for  the  wickednefs  of 
••  thefe  nations,  the  Lord  thy  God  doth  drive  them 
*'  out  from  before  thee.'* 

,  :P       t  Chap.  IX.     ^ 


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on  the  frefent  Occajion,  53 

Wb  fliould,  moreover,  be  very  far  from  indulging 
to  any  kind  of  cxcefs,  or  riotous  joy,  *)n  this  happ^ 
occafion.  Some  -chereai^;  who  fcerh  to  think  they 
cannot  be  fufBciently  glad  and  joytul  on  fuch  occa- 
fions,  'IJ^ithout  behavirvg  more  lik€  the  ancient  Bacchi- 
nalians^  dr  madmen^' than  like  ChHftram  and  reafonable 
creatures  I  running  into  many  foolifh  exctflVs  quite 
inconMent,  not  only  with  chriftian  fobriaty,  but  with 
£ivil  orckr.-  Let  i^  be  admunifhed  to  abltam  from 
every  kind  and  degree  -of  extravtiganti,  riotous  mirth; 
"  It  is  better,  fays  Solomon,  to  hear  the  rebuke  oV 
**  the  "fJife,  than  for  a  man  to  hear  the'  fbng  6\  fools. 
••  For  as  the  crackling  of  thorns  under  a  pot,  fo  is 
^  the  laughter  of  fools :  this  alfo  is /vanity." 
.........  .■.■„■■'>  3fcai?f,.<iuiJ,«arJr'..    .   .   :    ^.o 

In  the  next  place  :  We  (hould  be  at  leaft  equally 
far  it^tti  taking  pleafure  in  refledin^  On  the  miferies 
which  our  enemies  fijffer.  We  may,  ifndeed,  reafona- 
biy 'rejoice  that  God  has  given  us  fuch  fuccefs  againfl: 
them[;''ias  may  probably  put  it  out  of  their  power  to 
harm  us  for.  the  future.  But  their  calamities  and  dil- 
treiTcSi  amfidered  in  themfclves,  are  no  proper  ground 
of  gladtJefs  to  us.  And  if  any  part  of  our  joy  on  this 
occafion  arifcs  from  hence,  fo  far  it  is  contrary  to  the 
fpirit  of  the  gofpel.  If  we  have  good  and  benevolent 
hearts,  we  cannot  but  be  touched  with  pity  for  thofe 
unhappy  people,  however  malicious  they  have  been 
tqwards  us  i  efpecially  for  the  poor  women  and* chil- 
dren, who  can  hardly  Jbe  fuppoied .  to  have  been  "  in 
this  tranfgrefTion,  "  with  the  reft.  Yea,  if  we  could 
felievb  them  in  their  diftreffes,  without  hazard  to  our- 
fclves:  and  the  public,  the  great  law  of  charity  would 
oblige  us  to  do  it ;  Whereby  we  (hould  fulfil  that  evan- 
gelical command,  **  If  thine  enemy  hunger,  feed  him  •, 
•*  if  Jie  thirft,  give  him  drink  :  For  in  fo  doing  thou^ 
**  Ihait  heap  coals  of  fire  upon  his  head,'*  -  ^mm-  .*! 
.    '  P  3  _  Again  j 


i:.!^ty!.-^f?(i*-i^=feig 


I' 


r>      I*' 


54  JReguktiom  of  our  J^y 

Aqain  ;  W0  fliQuld  by  no  meaM  pbafe  ourfelvet 
with  9ny  fuch  thought  as  this  oq  the  prefeni  occafion, 
(h^c  being  4(  r^ft  from)  our  enemkSi  w«  may  hereafter 
h4ve  it  in  our  power  co  kad  a  fuf^  and  luxDriQii3»  an 
indolept  or.eneoitnate  Ufe*»  poafuming  the  bo\inties 
pf;.divine  providence  on,  our  ivft«.  Tq  pjesiie  and 
delight  ourfelves  with  9ny  fqchlhought,  witjijiny  fueh 
hopes  as  theie,  were  to  rejoice*  not  9$  Chriftiana»  but 
^  Epicjures  \  and  would  be  a  cercaii^  indication  of  a 
Corrupty  re/ifual  (urn  of  mintd. 


'','0#?,,^»->f».  »»„ 


'■fS; 


.  BvT  havyig  dwelt  long  enough  on  the  negative 
hcce,  )t  may  be  proper  to  propofe  Tome  more  dircft 
and  pofitrve  r^les,  to  guide  i\d  aSifl;  us  in  pointing 
opr  joy  aright  on  this  great  occafioq.       ,.    ,^v  •  » 

..  Anp  here,  in  the  Brft  pUce,  vc  f^iOttU  ^*  rejpk« 
f '  in  the  Lord  -",  in  him  wh9  h9^  done  thefe  great 
things  for  us,,  whereof  we  are  glad.  We  arc  to  coni 
fider  God  9s  the  fupreme  author  of  our  viAorie^  and 
fuccelTe^.  **  All  that  is  in  the  heaven*  and  in  theearti^ 
f*  is  big  i  and  in  his  hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and  to 
*'  give  ftrength  unto  alK"  However  brave,  prudeol 
and  magnanimous  the  per fow  arc,  or  were^  to  whom 
we  immediately  owe  thefe  fucceiles^  they  are  yet  tq 
be  confidered  only  as  the  infttuoients.  and  ferv^nts  of 
God,  by  whom  he  has  wrought  fucK  &!vaiiaa,  jfucb 
great  things  for  us.  Thine,  O  JLord !  i?  V  i|jc  gtary^^ 
.^»  and  the  vi^ory,  a|jd  %\^  roajefty.**   .  ,•  i.    v.  ,;., 


t  iilmi 


We  fhould  alfo  a^ribe  thefe  fucceflb  to  God,  not 
merely  as  the  fupreme  caufe  and  author,  but  as  the 
gracious,  m^rqful,  and  li)ountiful  beflower  oi  them ; 
yhpm  we  had  laid  under  no  obligation,  in  point  o£ 
jufticpj  thus  to  elpoufe  our  cau&,..V  when  men  role,  up 
1*  agamft  us";  bu;  who  might,  for  our.  Iin«,  have,  given 


<•  U4 

rigl- 
be, 
fearfl 
iTot 

-4    - 


■^>»* 


%  ■■>' 


*  ,'•■ 


eourfelvet 
( Qccafion, 
y  hereafter 
^urioua,  ao 
boynUcs 
))rale  and 
|i«ny  fuch 
ftians,  but 
tion  of  ^ 

{negative 

»e  dircft 

pointing 


efe  groat 

pric^  and 
cheeaitl^ 
>  aod  to 
prudeoi 
to  whom 
■«  ycttq 

rv^tsof 
3o>  jfudi 
leglory^ 


'Od,  QOI 

It  as  the 

t  them ; 
point  of 
I  role,  up 
';e.  given 


^  tbe'prtfiM  Octafiim.   \       53 

*•  Us  a  prey  to  their  Cftcth»  *'  hb^ever  wicked  and  un- 
righteous our  enemies  chemfclves  inay  be  iUppofed  to 
be,  or  to  hu\'z  been*  And  indeed  God,  in  his  uA- 
fearchable  wiidom,  fometipies  permits  the  wicked  grie* 
toillly  tdafflift  fuch  ai  are  nioiie  righ^ous  than  tlle'm- 
felves  i  wherein  he  is  not  unjuft^  fince  tht  *^  whole 
f *  woifld  is  become  guilty  before  him.  *\ 


It  is  moreover  neeefiary,  that  our  joy  ihould  bs 
accompanied  with  unfeigned  gratitude,  or  truly  thank*' 
ful  hearts.  Gladnefs  on  fuch  an  occafion  without  fin- 
ieerc  thankfulnefs,  which  ir  Very  fuppofeible,  and  pefo 
^ps  vehy  coAimon,  would  have  no  degree  of  j^cy 
or  virtue  i  it  woiiKl  be  but  a  natural*,  human  pattion, 
the  offspring  of  felNlove.  It  is  only  a  grateful  joy 
that  becomes  cbriftians,  at  leaiV,  that  will  entitle  us  to 
that  honourable  ch?ra6ter.  And  it  is  in  this,  that  4 
ifdigious  Tbanhk.^  '  ^i'.  moft  eflentially  confifts  y  I 
Biean,  in  having  >  ^^arts  truly  touched  and  warm- 
ed with  a  fenfe  O;  ood's  undeferved  goodnefs  to  us : 
Tho'  it  is  highly  expedient  that  this  (hould  be  out- 
wardly expreSed,  by  talking  of  his  loiring-kindnefs, 
by  devoutly  finging  his  praifes,  and  aichbing  to  faini 
blefiing  and  honor,  ^ory  and  power.        .  ,/ 

Our  f^joicii^  in  tfis  goodnefs  of  our  Gdd  to  us,' 
ihould  atib  be^  attended  with  unfeigned  good- will 
arid  charity  towards  men.  Indeed  a  proper  fenfe  of 
God's  mercies  has  a  natural  tendency  to  foften 
and  expand  the  h^art  of  man  ;  to  fill  it  with  the 
irarmeft  wifhes  for  the  good,  the  eternal  good  of  O" 
thers.  And  if  we  fed  no  fuch  benevolence,  or  cha- 
rity, in  our  breads,  it  is  almoft  a  certain  fign  that^ 
there  is  in  them  no  religious  or  virtuous  joy  -,  and  that 
however  full  we  may  be  of  gladnefs  or  mirth  upon 
this  occafion,   it  is  only  the  nvrth  or  gladnefs  of  fea^ 

P4  fual 


'  i 


.l,„--^. 


,/ 


/• 


u. 


^^  .    Regulation  of  our  joy i  ^c. 

fm\  rhcn  ;  of  mert  wnde'r  the  inftuencc  of  natural  hu- 
man pafTions  and  afFi^dions  only,  ac  beft  ;  but  podi- 
bly  of  fuch  as  arc  much  worre,'«»>;tf/«r^ ones. 

MoREOvsk  ;  Our  rejoicing  in  the  goodnefs  of  God 
tOvUS'dn  »is  occafiort,  fhould  be  accompanied  with 
fincere  rcioliitions.to  makc-the  mpft  proper  and  wor- 
thy returns  to  him  that  We  poflibly  cari  ;  i.  c.  to  iceep 
his  commandments,"  and, -live  to ihiu  glory.  Truly 
grateful  and  rer^ious '  joy  is  nevser  unattended  with 
kich-iike  pious  and  virtuous  refolutions.  And  in- 
«Jeed,  after  all  that  has  been  faid  in,  the  former  part 
of  this  difixurfe,  concerning  th?  greamefs  and  import- 
tance  of  thole  things  which  God  has  done  for  us,'' 
the  chief,  or  rather  the  fiim-tdtal  iof  the  advantage 
is,  that  we  may,  i£  we  have  hearts  for  it,  hereafteb 
*'  lead  a  quiet  and  'peaceable  life,  in  all  godlineik 
*'  ^nd  honefty  j"  td  do  whic!?,  is  the  iiipreme  good 
of  man  in  this  Wjorid,  and  the  only^way*  to  obtain 
immortal  joys  in  the  next..  ?.'httO'io  ^-^l  f  j'*jJv*  h^ 
•)  sC  l'<^-}^\  'nil  .:-  :••  ;■  ^1^1  v\r^j;U\  fi  V  '0AIC' 
FtNALLV  here.  V  We  fliould  "*  1  rejoice  with '^em- 
bling  ".  We  fhould  exercife  an  jbumble  dependence! 
upon  almighty  God,  "n  whofe  hand  all  future  events? 
•are  j  whether  profperous  or  adverfe  to  us,  we  can- 
not certainly  forefce  $  but  we  ihaH  know  hereafter. 
We  fhould  be  far  from  a  vain  confidence  that  God, 
who  has  done  fuch  great  things  for  us,  will  not  in 
fome  other  refpeds ;  frown  upon  us,  and  forely  cha- 
ftize  us.  We  may  %ycll  tremble,  or.ac  leaft  fear  in  fomo 
rneafure,  left  he  fhould  do  thus  :  Kfpecially  if,  inftead 
of  making  proper  returns  of  love  and  obedience  to 
him  for  thefe  mercies,  we  fhould  forget,  c  mifimi" 
prove  them.  Even  the  profperity .  of  fools  otten  de-* 
Uroys  them,  when  their  enemies  could  not  do  it; 
And  when  we  confider  our  own  numerous  frailties, 

j^  'J.  follies 


I 


^\ 


S^.-.+'^wfii',^---. 


-r-vifii-;.,, .,:,,;: 


"\' 


atural  hu- 
but  poffi- 
anes.    ..-^ 

fsofGod 
lied  with 
and  wor- 
:.  to  keep 
'.  Truly 
>ded  with 
And  in- 
^mer  part 
id  import 
le  for  uv 
dvantage 
hereaftcirs 
godlineik 
me  good 
to  obtain 


'I  >^..       V 

th  trem- 
jendencc 
e  events^ 
we  can- 
lereafter. 
jatGod, 
not  inf 
ely  cha- 
in fomo 
inftead* 
nee  to 

ften  de-* 
:  do  it. 
frailties, 
follies 


Eomt  farther  Reflexions^  ^c.     57 

folfies  and  corruptioi.^,  wc  may  well  tremble  amidft 
all  oi^r  joys,  left  we  Ihould  prove  as  wicked  and  un-' 
graceful  as  many  YiVtt  been  before  us  •,  who  fung 
God's  prailcs,  but  foon  forgot  his  works  ;  finking 
under  the  bleflings.they  enjoyed,  into  indolence,  diflb- 
lutenefs  and  impiety.  How  guilty  (hould  we  be,  if  we 
lliould  increafcthe  number  of  fuch,  alter  God  has  thus 
manifcded  his  great  goodnefs  to  us,  and  laid  us  under 
fuch  obligations  !  However,  what  is  here  faid  is  by 
no  means  defigned  to  damp,  but  only  tofegulate  our 
common  joy,  and  the  hopes  which  thefe  late  fuccefles 
may  naturally  raife  in  us  refp6(fling  our  future  profpe- 
rity  i  efpecially  if  we'flibald  condo^t  ourfelves,  in 
conlequencc  of  therU)  as  becomes  wife  rrien  and  chri- 

ilians.     : ':•  ,"'•'.."     ::<';..;  ii-vi J  ..   ,...'■'■-. y  ■'  ^ 

.  ..:i  .   rra^d  h^«  'iijji.  bnuoi  tvai)  t?'r®v  i^)B«-.fb^^^fv>^ii 

IT  were;  indeed,  an  argument  both  of  bur  infehfi- 
biljty  and  our  ingratitude,  not  to  rejoice  on  la 
noble  an  occafion.  We,  I  mean  New-England^' 
and  all  the  Britifh  American  plantations,  hid  never  fo 
much  caufe  for  general  joy  as  we  have  at' prelenCy 
while  we  fee'ourfelves  irt  fo  fair  a  way,  undtr  the  blef- 
fing  of  providence,  :o  be  wholly  delivei;ed  frorii  our 
enemies  in*  thefe  pqrts.'  Had  the  French  retained  their 
power,  and  independency  of  us  here  in  America,  we 
might  be  certain  from  more  than  an  hundred  years 
fad  experience  of  them,  that  they  would  flill  be,  not 
only  our  enemies,  but  falfe,  perfidious  iand  Barbarous 
ones  i  and  not  only  lb,  but  that  the  greater  part  of  the 
lavages  ftilhinftigated,  as  they  arc  alrdady' infatuated- 
by  them,  would  be  our  enehn'cs  alfo.  Canada,  even 
tho*  the  French  Ihould  relinquifh  all  their  encroach-- 
mcnts,  and  retire  within  their  old  proper  bounds,  is 
yetfo  near  to  us.  that  it  is  impofTible  for  Frenchmen, 
retaining  their  power,    and  their  independency  on 

Great- 


3 : 


•   V 


\  i 


ti 


58  S^me  farther  Refle^iions 

Great-Britain,  to  inhabit  thac  country  withdut  beirtg 
pernicious  enemies  to  us,  in  peace  as  well  as  war.  Of 
thi^i  we  have  had  experience,  much  more  thai  rqflict* 
cnt :  NVe  have  fadly  felt  the  effc^  of  their  perfidy, 
and  of  long  w^ri^  witt)  the  £iya|g;e9,  wholly  owing  cq 

■  W^  have  &1I  along  boen  more  or  lefs  di(quiee«d,dfteil 
greatly  diftrefled,  by  thefe  our  American  enemies  : 
And  there  was  a  time,  not  long  fince,  when  we  had 
(K}nfiderable  reafon  to  apprehend  what  the  confequence 
might  bci  how  far  fatal  to  ourfelves,  and  the  BritifH 
intereft  in  America.  We  htid  ibme  reafon  for  thiS| 
whether  we  rcfied  how  thi^  ei^my  conducted,  or  we 
ourfelves  conduced,  at  that  time:  When  they  had' 9 
ftrong  chain  of  forts  quite  roupd  us,  and  boafted  that 
they  had  us  in  a  pound  :  When,  not  only  all  the  per«> 
£dy,  wluch  ti  nothing  new  or  llraAge,  but  almtift  at} 
^  policy,  the  prudence,  the  military  fpirit,  and  I 
nay  add,  the  fucce&  alfo,  feemed  to  have  fallen  to 
their  Ihare  I  Thefe  things  then  look'd  with  a  dark 
and  tbreatoing  afpe^  on  the  Bricifli  affairs  in  America* 
and,  conleauently,  in  Europe  alfo.  But  blefied  be 
God,  that  the  fcene  is  fo  much  changed !  **  The  fnare 
iabroken,  and  we  are  efcaped.  *'  The  power  df  the 
French  is  now  broken,  at  leaft  here  in  America  \  and 
sot  kkely  to  be  recovered.  Our  heathen  enemies  have 
no  longer  caufe  to  **  (hoot  out  the  lip^  '*  to  deride 
and  iniultus,  faying.  Where  is  their  boafted  ftrengthf 
M  Where  is  their  God  ?  '*  Even  they  muft  now  co»> 
iiefs  that  the  Lord  hath  done  gre't  things  for  as» 
whereof  they  aifo  may  in  tinne  probaoly  be  glad,  howT 
lorrowfulfoever  they  may  beat  prei^ni.  And  having 
offered  up  our  praife^  to  heaven  for  thefe  favours, 
we  can  now  make  no  prayer  more  leafonable,  than 
that  God  wQu)d  be  ple4^  fo  deeply  SO  imprefs  our 


heartj 
beef 

and 


'^tg;^' 


hdut  beirtg 
s  war.  Of 
:bti  fuffici" 
cir  perfidy, 
f  owing  CO 


f<   t  '  ;■ 


]ieted,ofcefi 
1  enemies  s 
en  we  had 
onrequence 
the  Britifli 
311  for  thiS| 
^ed,  or  we 
they  had' 9 
•oafted  chat 
all  the  per^ 
almcfft  at) 
irit,  and  I 
e  fallen  to 
jth  a  dark 
1  America* 
blefled  be 
The  fnare 
wer  Of  the 
rica  (and 
^mies  have 
to  deride 
ftrength? 
now  cot»> 
^  for  oSy 
;Iad,  hovf 
nd  having 
favours, 
tble*  than 
tprefs  ouF 


arijiftg  from  tie  Occafim.         59 

hearts  with  a  fenle  of  his  goodneis*  that  it  may  never 
be  effaced  \  but  that  we  may  alwayi  leaaala  ^tqbly 
and  obediently  thankful  for  it.     *  r.^i  ^-mAH  .rfiljom 

U  we  have  but  hearts  to  }ive  anfwerably  to  the(e 
merciesf  we  may  expeA  to  fee  far  '^  greater  chingi 
than  thcfe.  "  We  have  given  m^ny  outward  d'^mon" 
ftratbn^  of  our  joy.  To  pals  over  fome  others^  we 
have  chimM ,  bells,  and  Cinnon  hav*^  roar*d  i  boor 
Hres  have  bUz*d  on  every  h;!l  i  colors  have  been  difv 
play*d  ;  our  uoufes  have  been  g^ly  illuminated  i  am) 
many  a  fplenJid  rrK:k<i:c  has  be^  thrown  to  illuoiinatis 
and  adorn  the.lkies  themfelvas.  Suck  have  been  the 
civil  denionftratioos  o£  our  jay  on  this  great  occalton. 
And  we  have  now,  4s  fooo  indeed  as  could  wdi  be^ 
n^nifefted  our  joy  in  a  religious  manner,  by  obfervh^ 
this  d^Ay  of  public  and  general  chanlc%iving.  The 
former  I  do  not  cenfure }  the  k^cter  is  doubtle&  to  be 
ciomcnended.  .  W-hat  remains  cheo,  but  that  we  now 
give  the  highed  and  bed  evidence  of  all,  that  we  have 
a  juft  fcnfe  of  thefe  favours,  and  are  truly  thankful  for 
them  i  I  mean,  by  ^*  denying  ungodlinels»  and 
Ivorkkly  lufts,  and  living  foberly,  righceoufly  and  god** 
iy  ia  the  vTorld  ^  "  That  we  may  .  kad  quiet  and 
peaceable  lives  in  all  godlinefs  and  honcfty,  is  indeed 
the  moft,  if  not  the.only,  rational  and  worthy  end  we 
fsan  have  in  view,  in  any  of  ouc  military  undertakings. 
And  when  once  providence  has,  or  (hall  have,  put  ie 
in  our  power  to  live  thus,  the  great  end  of  war  bett^ 
^wered,  we  are  wholly  inexcufable  if  we  live  other- 
wiie  }  partif^ularly  if  we.fliould  **  turn  afide  to  v^ 
jangling  "  am'^"  '1  ourlclvcs,  ♦*  doting  about  queftt-< 
Qos  and  ftrifes  ot  ^rords,  whereof  cometh  enivy,  ftri^ 
railings,  evil-furmifings,  and  perverfe  difpucings  i'*, 
inltead  of  *5  ftudying  the  things  that  make  for  peaces 
^d  the  things  whereby  we  may  edify  one  another.  " 


•i 


i     r. 


|t  hm  I  <  [WM^ffWf*'''*^  'II  '^'ySI^^' ' 


■■wi 


.,  :^ 


6o  Some  farther  Reflexions 


'  V  If  we  (hould  henceforth  live  as  becomes  fellow- 
iubj  efts,  and  fcllow-chriflians,  in  chcf  fear  of  God,  and 
broiherly-Mve,  ftill  '*  abhorring  that  which  is  evil,  and 
cleaving  to  that  which  is  good,"  we  might  then  rea- 
ibnabk  hope  to  ^'^e  ourfclves  (^bhhfhed  without  any 
rivals,  much  leu.  perfidious  and  cruel  enemies,  in  thlft 
good  land,  of  fuch  a  vail  extent  •,  and  that  our  pofte' 
ricy  after  us  will  alfo  be  glad  of  thofe  great  chingi 
which  God  has.  done,  and  is  ftill  doing  for  us.  EVen 
they  will  "abundantly  utter  the  memory  of  his 
**■  great  goodnefs,  and  talk  of  his  righteoufnefs,**  if 
we  and  they  become,  and  continue,  a  willing  and 
obedient  people.  -  Yea,  we  may  reaftnably  expctfk  that 
this  country,  which  has  in  a  ihort  time,  and  under 
inany  difadvantages,  become  io  populous  and  flourifh- 
ing,  will,  by  the  continued  blefling  of  heaven,  in  ano- 
ther century  or  two  become  a  mighty  empire  (I  dd 
not  mean  an  independent  one)  ih:  numbers  little:  infe>< 
rior  perhaps  to  the  greateft  in  Europe,   and  in  felicity 


to  none. 


'»      >• 


Li  We  ourfelves  (hall,  indeed,  be  all  gone  off  the  ftage 
long  before  that  time,  and  '  gathered  to  our  fathers  :** 
But  our  pofterity  will  remain.  .  And  I  muftown,  if  I 
may  fo  exprefs  it,  that  I  feel  a  ftrong  affediion  work- 
iijg  in  me  towards  thofe  that  are  yet  unbQi'i),.evcn 
to  many  generations.  As  I  think  with  great  fa;tisfac- 
tion  and  delight  on  the  happy  eltate  of  good  men  long 
lince  dead  ;  efpecially  of  our  pious  forefathers  •  who 
firlt  peopled  this  country,  and  underwent  .fo  many 
difficulties  and  hardfhips  in  this  undertaking  for  the 
teftimony  of  a  good  confcience,  and  during  their  abode 
here;  fo  1  delight  in  looking  into  furture  ages,  and 
feeing,  at  lead  in  imagination,  the  profperous  and  hap- 
py  condition  of  thofe  that  arc  to  fucceed  us.   ;    ,.  -^ 


C( 


C( 


^"V^ 


es  fcllo^- 
jod,  and 
evil,  and 
then  rca- 
:houc  any 
es,  in  thU 
ur  pofte- 
at  chingi 
s.  Even 
y  of  his 
ifnefs,*'if 
ling  and 
petfl  chat 
id  under 
flourifh< 
in  ano- 
re(  Ida 
ttteinfc^ 

n  felicity 

... '  J  .  ■ , 

■]  #  •<  - 
tbe  ftage 
atheri:" 
3wn,  if  I 
n  workr> 
fiij.cvtn 
iatisfac- 
)en  long 
tT&  •  who 
o  many 
for  the 
ir  abode 
;cs^  and 
nd  hap- 

J    4   ',  T.'Q#T  If""' 
/'^»**^   ./ii  •  , 


.■M,{. 


atijt/igfrom  the  Occasion,         6i 

*  I  CANNOT  help,  neither  do  I  defire  to  help,  fqch 
imaginations  •,  becaufe  they  afford  me  at  leaft  an  inno-. 
Cent  picafure  j  perhaps  one  that  might  claim  even  the 
name  of  virtuous.  For  all  thofe  pleafures  that  have 
their  foundation  in  benevolence,  and  arc  the  rcfult 
thereof,  are  truly  fuch.  I  cannot  forbear  fancying, 
that  I  fee  a  great  and  flourifhing  kingdom  in  thefe 
parts  of  America,  peopled  by  our  pofterity.  Me- 
thinks  I  fee  mighty  cities  rfing  on  every  hill,  and  by 
the  fide  of  every  commo  Jious  port ;  mighty  fleets  al- 
ternately failing  out  and  returning,  laden  with  the  pro- 
duce of  this,  and  'every  other  country  under  heaven  ; 
happy  fields  and  villages  wherever  I  turn  my  eyes,  thrc* 
a  vattly  extended  territory  \  there  the  paftures  cloathed 
with  flocks,  and  here  the  vallies  covrer'd  with  corn,, 
while  the  little  hills  rejoice  on  every  fide  !  And  do  I 
not  there  behold  the .  favage  nations,  no  longer  our 
enemies,  bowing  the  knee  to  Jefus  Chrifl",  and  with 
joy  confefllng  him  to  be  "  Lord,  to  the  glory  of  God 
the  Father  !  *'  Methinks  I  fee  religion  profeffed  and 
praflifed  throughout  this  fpacious  kingdom,  in  far 
greater  purity  and  perfection,  thaa  fince  the  times  of 
the  apoftles  •,  the  Lord  being  ftill  as  a  wall  of  fire 
round  about,  and  the  glory  in  the  midfl:  of  her  I  O 
happy  country  !  happy  kingdom  ! 

I  can  fcarce  forbear  fancying,  that  I  hear  a  venera- 
ble fire  talking  after  this  manner  to  his  child,  of  things 
that  came  to  pafs  in  old  times,  tlie  days  of  his  fore- 
fathers: "  My  fon,  thefe  friends  and  brethren  ©four's, 

*  *  whom  you  fee  of  a  darker  complexion  than  our- 
**  felves,  were  once  our  heathen  enemies,  and  vexed 
"  our  fathers  in  the  wildernefs  i  (for  this  was  once 
"  fuch  ! )  At  the  fame  time  there  Was  a  certain  relllefs, 
**  ambitious  people  in  our  neighbourhood,  from  a 
**  far  diftant  country,  called  France  in  thoje  daysy  who 

"  with 


!•• 


V,J." 


I    M 


''^*'i 


,4 


*i«  .^.v.^iJiiL^: . 


6i         Samt farther  keflexiont'' 


I      ■;".•",'     * , 


••*/ 


with  them«  ahd  without  provocation^  endeavoured 
to  deftroy  our  fathers  out  of  the  land.  Butieveral 
hundred  years  ago«  when  GEORGE  the  II.  an 
excellent  King,  fat  upon  the  Britilh  thrOne,  and  a 
certain  wife  and  good  man,  named  Pittj  was 
his  minifter,  a  great  General  was  fent  with  a 
little  army,  to  take  the  enemy's  chief  city.  The 
name  of  th'is  brave  general  was  Wolfe  ^  but  the 
name  of  the  enemy's  general  is  forgotten.  All  we 
know  of  the  latter  1%  that  Tome  time  beforejthe  army 
under  his  command  perBdioudy  murder'd  a  great 
number  of  our  people,  after  they  had  furrenderM 
a  certain  fortrefs  to  him,  and  he  had  pfighted  them 
his  faith ! — But  the  flrong  city  of  the  enemy  I  juft 
now  fpoke  of,  was  taken  after  a  bloody  battle,  and 
their  whole  country  was  fOon  fubdued.    From  that 

*  time  God,  who  loved  our  fathers^  gave  them  rc(l 

*  on  every  fide.      They  then  grew  and  flouriflied 
^  mightily,  and  filled  the  whole  land.    Such  great 

things,  mj  dear  chUd  1  did  God  perform  for  our 

*  fathers  in  the  days  of  old  \   for  which  we  have 
"^  caufe'to  be  glad  and  rejoice  to  this  time,  and 

praife  his  glorious  name  I  "—But  whither  will  ima- 
^natiOn  tranfport  noe  I  into  what  times  and  regionsy 
if  I  do  not  check  it  1—- 


EvEM  thefe  days,  my  brethren,  wherein  we  live,. 
I  mean,  fince  God  hath  done  fo  great  a  thing  for  us, 
are  far  more  joyful  than  any  which  our  fathers  faw  } 
tho'  far  lefs  happy  than  thofe  times  which  bufy  fancy, 
the  love  of  my  dear  country,  and  charity  to  unborn, 
pofterity,  would  paint  out  to  rhe,  and  almoft  compel 
me  to  believe  are  aftually  to  follow. 

^E  cah  never  be  thankful*  ehongfi  to  God  for  that 
joterefting  evenf,  which  Has  been  the  main  fubjefl  of 

my 


<« 


«( 


^ 


ideavoured 
Butieveral 
the  II.  dn 
me,  and  a 
*iTTj  waa 
It   \fith  a 
ity.    The 
i  but  the 
.    All  we 
',the  army 
d  a  great 
irrendcr'd 
ited  them 
my  I  juft 
attle,  and 
"rom  that 
them  reft 
llourifhed 
uch  great 

for  our 
we  have 
me,  and 
wHJ  ima- 

regions, 


we  lire,, 
for  us, 

ers  faw; 
r  fancy, 
unborn, 
compel 


for  that 
)jc(fl  of 
roy 


artfing  frtHH  ihe  Occajkn*        63 

thy  difcotirfe,  being  the  principal  occaflon  of  oar  pre-* 
ient  rejoicing.  But  alas !  there  is  never  any  great  good 
••  in  this  prefent  <?vil  world/*  without  fomc  mixture  of 
evil,  at  Raft  of  what  feems  to  us  to  be  fb.  This  is 
the  cafe«  even  with  refpefb  to  that  tvent,  which  ir 
both  fo  great  in  itfelf,  and  fo  happy  in  it*,  probable 
confequences.-'-»— O  untimely,  tho'  glunuufly  fiUlen  \ 
Morul  in  thy  bodv,  but  immortal  attbefide I  immor- 
tal in  thy  deeds^  immortal  in  thy  memory,  immortal 

id  thy  fame  f 1  can  oo  longer  forbear  to  mention 

his  fall,  which  I  have  hitherto  forborne  with  diffi- 
culty,   even  tho'  it  fliould  caufe  a  general  gloom, 
and  occafion  the  doling  of  this  folemnitv  with  lefi 
joy  than  it  began. — Immortal  WOLFE  f  untimely, 
but  glorioudy  fallen!    Untimely  in  refpedt  of  thy 
youth  \  without  an  heir  to  hear  of  thy  great  aftions, 
to  enjoy  thy  renown,  or  to  inherit  thy  name  \  Fallenr 
far  from  thy  native,  beloved  country*  and  every  near 
relative  !  Untimely  for  thy  country,  which  needs  fuchr 
as  thou  waft  to  conduct  and  infpire  her  armies,  and 
lead  them  on  to  victory  f  But  ftill  fallen  glorioufly  for 
thy  felf^  and  for  that  country  which  gave  birth  to  fuch 
a  commander !  Fallen  in  the  fervice  of  thy  king,  and 
of  that  country,  fo  dear  to  thee,  and  for  which  thoir 
Wouldft  readily  have  laid  down  more  lives  than  one  F 
Fallen,  tho'  in  youthful  ardor,  yet  not  without  the  pru- 
dence and  wifdom  of  age  I  Tho*  without  an  heir  \  yet 
fuch  as  thoti  waft  need  not  children  to  bear  up,  and 
immortalize  their  name !    And  thou  haft  here  left  at 
leaft  one  whole  grateful  country  where  all,  old  as 
well  as  young,  will  honor  thee  as  a  father,  and  enjoy 
thy  fame,  as  well  as  the  fruit  of  thy  toils  I    Tho*  far 
from  the  country  which  gave  thee  birth,  yet  near  one 
which  would  glory  might  it  be  faid,  that  *'  this  maa 
was  bom  here!"  Tho'  diftant  from  every  nearrelative, 
yet  near  to  thofe,whofe  childrens  children  will  **  rtfe  up 

and 


' 


ill 


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"^*, 


64       > '  /S^  f^^^k^  f^*^J^^^^^^^ .  s 


%^      % 


aind  call  thee  blcflcd !"  Fallen,  tlio*  unrjmely  for  thy 
country  dill  engaged  in  war  •,  yet  not  till  thou  hadd 
ikv*d  one  country  by  conquering  another !  For  tho*. 
•thers  ufe  to  couqucr  only  while  they  lived,  thou  wad 
ii  conqueror  even  in  death  !  Whufe  fall,  no  lefs  than 
whofe  prefcnce  while  living,!  infpir*d  the  troops  with 
^  courage  not  to  be  refided  \  and  even  turn*d  \Vhat  was. 
before  only  fortitude,  into  fury,  tho*  not  into  madQeHi ! 

t  When  I  refle(5t  uponthefe  circumdances  of  his  fall, 
I  am  obliged  to  retract  what  I  faid  before  :  He  that 
fell  fo  gloriouQy,  did  not  fall  untimely.  No  !  Be  fails 
not  untimely,  who  falls  in  r'  e  fervice  of  his  King  and 
country  with  fuch  magnanimity,,  with  the  vigor  of 
youth  and  the  wifdom  uf  age  united  ;  efpcciall/  if  he 
falls  a  conqueror,  as  this  brave  general  did.  Whoever 
falls  thus  in  the  cifcharge  of  his  duty  ;  thus  greatly, 
thus  vi<floriuu(ly,  and  with  fuch  glorious  circumdances 
attending  his  fall,  being  fuppoled  to  be  an  upright 
good  man,  falls  not  immaturely,  but  "  in  a  good  old 
age."  Whether  he  had  lived  many  years  or  few,  is 
liitleto  the  point.  Not  he  that  draws  and  rcfpires  tiiis 
Vital  air  the  oftened;  not  he  that  fleeps  the  mod 
oights,  or  wakes  the  mod  days  *,  not  he  that  pafTes  thro* 
the  mod  fummers  and  winters ;  in  fine,  not  he  that 
fees  the  mod  funs  and  feafons  rolling  over  him  in  fuc* 
ceflion  i  this  is  not  he  that  lives  the  longed,  or  that 
dies  the  mod  maturely.  There  is  another,  a  far  juf- 
ter  dandard  of  age,  of  life  and  death  :  And  he  who 
lives  the  mod  ufefully,  the  mod  to  the  proper  ends 
and  purpofes  of  life,  lives,  both  the  mod  honourably, 
and  the  longed,  and  makes  the  mod  mature,  as  well 
as  glorious  exit. — *'  Honourable  age  is  not  that  which 
"  dandeth  in  length  of  time,  or  that  is  meafured  by 
•'  number  of  years :  But  wifdom  is  the  GREY  HAIR 
^  unto  men,  and  an  unfpotted  life  is  OLD  AGE  !'* 

"^^  Mv 


^\ 


SS»k-*u 


■^'^Bfr.'-V 


>" 


1/  for  thy 
chou  hadll 
For  thoV 
thou  wad 

0  lefs  than 
oops  with 

1  what  was. 
I  madDera ! 

of  his  fall, 

:  He  that 

!  He  falls 

King  and 

vigor  of 
:ially  if  he 

Whoever 
IS  greatly, 
:umrtance« 
n  upright 
I  good  old 
or  few,  is 
fpircs  this 
the  moft 
afles  thro* 
he  that 
m  in  fuc- 
:,  or  that 

a  far  juf- 

d  he  who 

>per  ends 

nourably, 

f,  as  well 

iat  which 
ifured  by 
HAIR 
KGE  l\\ , 

My 


/ 


arifingfrom  the  Occafion.         65 

My  Brethren,  cho*  my  heart  relented  when  I  be- 
gan to  fpealc  of  this  Britifh  hero's  fall  in  the  vigor  of 
his  life  ;  yet  by  means  of  fuch  refle(flions  as  thefe,  which 
are  the  fuggeftions,  not  of  pafllon,  that  erroneous 
guide,  but  of  reafon^  which  will  not  lead  us  aftray  % 
by  means  of  fuch  reflections,  I  fay,  I  find  my  fpirits 
fo  far  returned,  that  I  could  now  almoft  congratulate 
you  on  his  noble  exit,  inftead  of  condoling  with  you 
on  it  i  However,  not  to  carry  this  matter  beyond  jufi: 
bounds  :  Who  would  not  die  as  this  brave  commander 
died,  to  be  both  remembred  and  honored  in  future 
times,  rather  than  live  a  while  as  fome  others  have 
fived,  and  then  die  to  be  forgotten  }  or  if  not  en- 
tirely forgotten,  yet  remembered  only  as  having  in 
their  day  given  the  moft  flagrant  and  inglorious  proofs, 
that  they  were  not  in  places  adapted  to  their  talents, 
when  they  were  found  at  the  head  of  armies  ! 

But  ftill  you  will  fay,  that  not  only  we,  but  the 
nation,  has  fuftained  a  gr«at  lufs  in  the  fall  of  this  ex- 
cellent commander.  Far  be  it  from  me  to  deny  this  1 
But  blefTed  be  God,  the  nation  has  other  wife,  brave, 
and  magnanimous  commanders  *,  One  *  at  leaft,  per- 
haps feveral,  now  in  America  \  and  many  more  both 
at  home  and  abroad.  And  he,  on  whom  the  com- 
mand devolved  at  fo  critical  a  jundture,  f  and  under 
whom  that  great  enterprize  was  brought  to  fo  happy 
a  conclufion,  is  doubtlefs  another,  to  whom  the  like 
chara6ler  juftly  belongs.  Nor  will  Great-Britain  ever 
be  deftitutc  of  fuch  commanders,  till  either  her  happy 
government  is  fubverted,  and  her  liberties  loft ;  or  till 
thofe  glorious  times  Ihall  come,  when  inftead  of 
**  learning  war  any  more,"  all  the  nations  which  have 
hitherto  by  their  mutual  enmity  and  violence,  been 
as  it  were  fcourges  in  the  hand  of  almighty  God,  to 

£  punifh 

•  Gen.  Amherft. 

j^  Brig.  Gea.  Townlheod,  on  the  fall  of  Gen.  Wolfe. 


# 


i^^w'.'  'T^T^Tfr." 


66       ,  Some  farther  Refiexiont, 

punifli  one  another  for  their  fins,  (hall  at  length  «*  beat 
their  fwords  into  plough- fliares,  and  their  fpears  into 
pruning-hooks  ;  "  being  both  too  wife^  and  too  vir- 
tuous, thus  to,"  hurt  and  deftroy  "  each  oth-rr.  At 
Jeaft  fuch  commanders  will  neVer  be  wanting  io 
Great' Britain,  during  a  reign  and  adminiftration  like 
the  prefentjwherein  fuperior  merit  is  fa  early  obferved, 
and  fo  glorioufly  diltinguifhcd  !  ,,.,.. 

Let  us  not  therefore  defpond  under  this  lofs.  We 
could  not  expeift,  according  to  the  eftablifh'd  courfe 
of  human  affairs,  even  under  the  peculiar  favour  and 
fmile<;  of  heaven,  to  do  great  things,  or  crfjtain  great 
advantages  againll  our  enemies,  without  fome  circum- 
ftances  attending  them,  which  cannot  be  thought  of 
but  with  regret.  It  becomes  us,  therefore,  to  fubmit 
with  patience  to  what  wc  could  all  wjfh  otherwife, 
and  to  be  heartily  thankful  for  what  is  fo  agreeable  to 
our  defires,  fo  great  in  itfelf,  and  fo  important  in  its 
confequences.  *"■  For  (hall  v/c  receive  good,  at  the 
"  hand  of  God,  and  (hall  we  not  receive  evil  ?** 

If  fuch  reflexions  as  fome  of  thofe  above,  tho'  I  can 
hardly  fuppofe  it,   fliould  feem  to  any  not  fuitable  to 
the  prcfent  feafon,or  to  a  day  of  general  joy  and  thankf- 
giving,  I  have  only  this  apology  to  make  :    That  they 
VI  ere  in  a  manner  forced  upon  me  by  that  great   and 
happy  event  itfclf,  which  is  the  fpecial  occafion  of  our 
rejoicing.     For,  to  have  taken  no  notice  of  the  fall  of 
that  excellent  general,  by  means  of  whofe  almo(V  u.iex- 
anipled  bravery  and  good  conduft,  this  important  acqui- 
iition  was  made,  would  have  been  both  ungrateful  and 
inhuman.    And  if  it  were  mentioned  at  all,  not  to  have 
fpoken  of  it  in  a  grave  and  ferious,  but  light  and  in- 
different .manner,  would  have  been  ftiil  more  ungrate- 
ful   and  inhuman,  with  the  additional  bad  circiim- 
ft.-'.nce^  of  being  grofly  abfurd  and  unnatural,  not  to 


i\ 


WB^'- 


h  «*  beat 
:ars  into 
too  vir- 
;h-r.  At 
uing  ia 
ition  like 
ibferved , 


fs.  We 
d  courfe 
^our  and 
ain  great 
:  circum- 
ought  of 

0  fubmit 
therwife, 
eeable  to 
mt  in  its 
,  at   the 

ho*  I  can 
ittable  to 

1  thankf- 
hat  they 
eat  and 
)n  of  our 
le  faU  of 
)ft  u.iex- 
[«  acqui- 
eful  and 

to  have 

and  in- 

jngrate- 

circiim- 

not  to 

fay 


% 


artjingfrom  the  Occafion.         tj 

lay  impious.  For,  not  only  the  fall  of  fiich  diftin- 
guiftied  perfonages,  but  death  itfelf,  is  a  very  gravi 
and  ferious  fubjed  to  be  thought  or  fpoken  of.  Do 
any  of  you  doubt  it  ?  You  will  foon  be  of  the  fame 
opinion  .  For,  human  life  is  (hort,  and  "  after  death 
the  judgment!"  ., 

This  further  ferieus  reflexion  would  not  have  been 
added  to  the  former,  had  not  the  fpeaker  choien  to 
fee  this  affembly  dilTolve,  each  one  with  a  grave  and 
folemn  brow,  much  rather  than  with  an  air  and  coun- 
tenance of  thoughtlefs  levity,  tho*  the  occafion  of  ouf 
coming  together  was  fo  truly  joyful.  And  indeed> 
they  muft  be  wholly  ftrangers  to  virtuous  and  reli- 
gious joy,  far  the  noblefl:  and  greatefl:  of  any,  who 
think  fobriety  and  gravity  inconfiftent  with  it,  which 
are  in  reality  eflential  to  it.  Let  us  therefore,  whea 
we  depart  from  the  houfe  of  God,  depart  in  his  love 
and  fear,  witn  hearts  thoroughly  imprefs'd  by  a  fenfe 
of  his  goodnefs,  and  the  obligations  which  he  hath 
kid  us  under  to  keep  his  commandments.  Doing 
thus,  we  fliall  ftill  **  walk  in  rhe  light  of  his  coun^ 
tenance,"  and  ftill  praife  him  while  we  dwell  on  earth. 
And  when  we  depart  this  world,  fo  full  of  difcord* 
ftrife  and  war,  and  even  the  moft  profperous  events 
whereof,  have  ftill  fome  difagrecable  alloy,  we  Ihall 
depart,  having  our  "  hope  full  of  immortality ;"  and 
our  hearts,  of  that  «  PEACE  OF  GOD  which  paf- 
•*  fcth  all  underftanding.;*    AMEN ! 


The  end  of  the  fecoiid  Difcourfe. 

E  a  APPENDI2? 


■&n 


"■'}■' 


11 


M 


J- 


•fWMfe 


APPENDIX. 

Containing  a  brief  Accouat   of  two  former  Expeditions  againll 
QUEBEC  and  CANADA,  which  proved  unfucccfsful. 

MANY  people  amongft  us,  both  in  the  town  and 
country,  who  have  heard  frequent  mention  of 
former  enterprizes  againO  Quebec  and  Canada, 
have  probably,  either  thro*  want  of  books,  or 
leifure  to  confult  fuch  as  are  of  any  confiderablc  length, 
ho  diJlinfl  knowledge  of  thofe  unfortunate  expeditions. 
This  is  a  feafon  wherein  there  is  of  courfe  much  converfation 
about  that  city  and  country ;  and  many  who  may  have  a 
curiofity,  have  not  the  advantages  before-mentioned,  to  ac- 
quaint themfeives  even  with  the  moft  material  fa£ls  and  cir- 
cumilanccs  relating  to  thofe  enteiprizes.  We  are  by  no 
means  to  cenfure  iuch  a  curiofity  in  our  countrymen  and 
feljow-fubjefts,  whofe  fituation  in  life  will  not  admit  of  their 
giving  much  of  their  time  to  reading.  It  is  at  leaft  innocent } 
tile  author  of  tbr  foregoing  difcourfes  thinks,  laudable  i  and 
fuch  an  one  as  ought  to  be  encoura{;ed  rather  than  damped. 
He  therefore  propofes  in  fome  mcafiire  to  gratify  it,  by  this 
appendix.  Befidcs ;  rcfleding  on  thefe  former  unfuccefsful 
expeditions,  has  a  natural  tendency  to  heighten  our  joy  and 
gratitude  on  account  of  the  laft, which  has  been  (o  profperous. 
Such  a  contrail  will  probably  have  a  vood  effeift.  So  that 
this  may  anfwer  a  valuable  end,  beyond  that  of  merely  gra- 
tifying the  curiofity  of  the  lefi  informed  reader. 

WtRE  «he  enfuing  account  to  be  prolix,  it  would  not  be 
adapted  to  the  circumftances  of  thofe,  for  whom  it  is  princi- 
pally defigned.  It  will  therefore  confift  chiefly  of  a  narra- 
,  tion  of  fadts,  and  fome  material  circumflances.  Thefe  will 
be  moftly  colledted  from  SirH.  Walker's  3'««^»<'/»  and  the  Jp- 
ptKiirx  thereto  ;  Campbell's  Lives  of  the  Admirahy  and  Mather's 
Life  of  Sir  W.  Phips  j  which  I  here  mention  once  for  all. 
But  when  the  expreflions  of  either  of  thofe  writers  are  ufed, 
notice  will  be  given  by  the  ufual  fign  of  a  quotation.  How- 
ever, this  account,  s!  ■'  fhort,  will  contain  fome  brief  hints 
and  obfervations  refped>ing  the  caufes  of  our  mifcarriages  and 
difaflet's,  in  the  two  former  attempts  againft  Canada. 

But  it  will  not  be  amifs,before  we  proceed  to  the  account 
propQfed,  juft  to  obferve  that  Quebec  was  long  ago  reduced 
bytheEnglifh  ;  becaufe  this  will  furnifh  us  with  an  obferva- 
tion  or  two,  very  pertinent  by  way  of  introduction  ;  as  tend- 
ing; to  lay  opeiii  both  the  inotives  of  the  French  in  giving  us 
jfuch  frequent  difturbances  from  that  quarter,  and  the  great 

reafon 


■■i'»<iV»J*.:«^j.., 


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1'i.QrVfi'%<^-nt. 


X. 


ons  againft 
xfaful. 

s  town  and 
inention  of 
id  Canada, 
'  books,  or 
blc  length, 
xpeditio'ns. 
onver^ation 
lay  have  a 
ted,  to  ac- 
fls  and  cir- 

are  by  no 
:rymcn  and 
mit  of  theif 
\  innocent ; 
idable  i  and 
lan  damped. 
tf  it,  by  this 
unfuccefsful 
>ur  joy  and 

profperous. 
.  So  that 
merely  gra- 

ould  not  be 
it  is  princi- 
of  a  narra- 
Thefe  will 
and  the  Jjt" 
id  Mather's 
nee  for  all- 
rs  arc  ufed, 
on.     How- 
brief  hints 
arriages  and 
ada. 

the  account 
go  reduced 
an  obferva- 
j  astcnd- 
n  giving  us 
id  the  great 
reafon 


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APPENDIX, 

reafon  we  have  had  on  our  fide,  repeatedly  to  attempt  the  re- 
du^ion  of  that  place. 

Quebec  was  reduced  130  years  fince,  in  the  reign  of  K. 
Charles  I.  viz.  A.  D.  1629,  by  admiral  Kirk  or  Kertk,  with 
a  fleet  from  England.  But  it  was  foon  after  delivered  up  to 
France  again  in  purfuance  of  a  treaty,  viz.  1632.  And  as  it 
did  not  fall  diredtly  within  the  defign  of  this  appendix  to 
fpeak  at  all  of  this  expedition,  it  is  palfed  over  with  a  bare 
mention  of  thefe  fadts  ;  which  are  taken  notice  of  chiefly 
with  a  view  to  the  following  obfervations. 

FATHERCharlevoix,  the  noted  French Jefuit  and  hiflorian, 
tells  us,  that  tho'  the  Fiench  court  was  much  fhocked  and 
offended  at.  the  Englifli  for  taking  Quebec ;  yet,  excepting 
reafons  wFrfch  touch'd  their  horior,  there  were  many  who 
doubted  wliciher  they  had  fuflained   any  real  lofs  thereby  ; 
and  whether  it  were  expedient  to  demand  the  reftitution  of 
it.  f    It  feems,  according  to  this  hiftorian,  that  there  was  a 
great  divifton  in  the  court  of  France  upon  this  point.     It  was 
warmly  debated ;  and  many  reafons  were  afligned  by  fome, 
why  the  reftitution  of  Quebec  ihould  not   be  infifted  on. 
Thefe  reafons,  or  objections,  were  particularly  anfwered  by 
thofe  on  the  other  fide  ef  the  queflion,  who  finally  prevailed. 
By  the  latter  it  was/aid,amongft  other  things,that  the  climate 
of  NewFrance  would  grow  milder  by  degrees  as  the  country 
was  more  and  more  opened  :  That  this  could  hardly  be  doubt- 
edjfincc  it  was  fituated  under  the  fam.e  parallels  with  the  moft 
temperate  countries'  of  Europe  :That  thcclimate  was  healthy, 
the  foil  fertile  :  That  with  a  little  labour  the  inhabitants  might 
procure  all  the  conveniences  of  life  :  That  France  might 
every  year  fend   a  fmall   number  of  families,   fome  foldiers, 
with  fome  young  women  that   could   well   be  fpar'd,    for 
bi^eeders,  and  difpofe  of  them  in  Canada,  in   fuch  a  manner 
that  they  might  extend  thetfifelves  in  proportion  as  they  multiplied : 
Tiiat  this  would  bean  eT^cellent  nurfery  for  feamen  :  That  the 
peltry, or  furr-trade,  would  alfo  be  ofconfiderable  advantage: 
Th^t  for  (hip-building,  the  forefts  of  Canada  would  furnifh 
them  with  an  ample  fupply,  being,  as  they  faid,   without 
contradidon,  the  fineft  in  the  univerfe :  Ami  laftly,  That 
only,  the  mosive  of  keeping  the  Englifli  from  making  them- 
fehes  too  powerful  in  this  part  of  America,   by  joining  both 
fides  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence  to  fo   many  other  provinces, 
where  they   were   already    well   eftablifhed,  was  more  than 

E  2  fvfficient 

,•}•  — *'.MaisIe»  raifont  d'  honneur  a  part,  bien  de  gensdputerqnt 
t'  ft  Ton  avoit  fait  une  veritable  pert«,  &  li'l  a  propoa  de  demai^* 
!f  der  la  rcftiiation  de  Quebec".  


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I 


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A-     : 


APPENDIX. 


r-  "'#• 


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fufficieni  to  induct  them  to  make  a  point  of  recoveting  ^tbtc^ 

whatever  it  coji  them.  * 
It  is  not  to  be  wonder'd  at,  that  thefe  reafons  prevailed  In 

the  court  of  France.  It  were  needlefs  to  obferve  how  puric- 
tually  the  French  have  regarded  them  ever  fince  j  particular- 
ly in  fending  over  a  number  of  families  and  fame  foldiers  eviry 
ycary  with  fame  Wimeny  that  they  might  extend  themfilves  gra- 
dually as  they  encreafd ;  or»  in  other  words,  make  encroach^ 
xnents  upon  us ;  and,  in  conjundlion  with  the  favages,  ieep 
us  from  becoming  too  poiverful  in  North  America.  At  the  fame 
tims,  thefe  things,  and  the  French  ailing  all  along  upon  thefe 
maxims,  without  any  regard  to  juftlce,  humanity  or  honor, 
equally  fhow  that  our  repreated  llruggles  and  c^o;ts  to  re- 
take Q|,iebec,  tho*  not  by  way  of  treaty^  as  they  rtj^,  and  as 
they  have  taken  many  other  places  firfl  and  laft,  bw  br  force 
of  arms,  were  not  without  fufficient  grounds.  Whether 
the  fame  reafons  will,  or  will  not,  hold  equally  good  fcr 
maintaining  Qiiebec  to  the  laft,  or  at  any  rate  whatever  with- 
in the  bounds  of  juftice,  belongs  not  to  us  to  determine.— 
There  are  others  who  know  far  better,  what  can^  and  what 
\i  fit  to  be  done,  than  we  can  pretend  to  j  in  whofe  wifdom» 
integrity  and  patriotifm,  we  ir^ay  fafely  confide}  as  it  is  our 
duty  to  do. 

I  FEAR  I  have  been  too  long  in  this  introdu£lory  part  of 
the  appendix  :  But  the  bed  apology  that  can  be  made,  is  to 
proceed  diredlly  to  the  propofed  narrative.  ^ 

The  firft  of  the  two  former  expeditions  againft  Quebec 
and  Canada,  of  which  fome  account  was  to  be  given,  was 
in  the  reign  of  K.  William  HI.  fixty-nine  years  ago,  viz. 
A.  D.  i6go.  No  Britifh  troops  were  employed  therein. 
But  the  people  of  New- England,  having  been  continually 
moiefleJ  by  the  Canadians,  and  the  Indians  in  tl^ir  in- 
tcreft ;  and  having  been  very  fuccefsful  this  fame  year 
in  reducing  Port-Royal,  now  Annapolis,  with  all  Nova- 
£cotia,  refolved  or  this  more  important  and  arduous  en- 

terprize 

*  "  Enfin,  que  le  feul  motif  d*  empecher  les  Anglois  de  fe 
*•  rendre  trop  puiflans  dans  cette  panic  de  1'  Am^rique,  en  joign* 
"  nant  les  deux  bnrds  du  Fleuve  S.  Laurent  a  tant  d"  autre*  pro* 
"  vinceB,  ou  ils  avoisnt  deja  de  bons  etablillemens.  etoit  plus  que 
**  fuffifant  poor  nous  engager  i.  recouvrcr  Quebec,  a  quelquo 
«*  prix  quecefat."Hift.eiOefcript.del«N.Fr»nce,tomeI.U?iy 


APPEND  IX. 


evailed  In 
ow  punc- 
tarticular- 
diers  evtry 
Qlvfs  gra- 
encroach^ 
ages,  ieep 
the  fame 
ipon  thefe 
or  honor, 
^ts  to  re- 
l<j|,  and  as 
k  hv  force 
Whether 
good  fct 
ever  with- 
ermine.— - 
and  what 
5  wifdom» 
,  it  k  our 


ry  part  of 
ade,  is  to 


Quebec 
ven^  was 
ago,  viz,. 

therein, 
tntinuilly 
t^^ir  in- 
me  year 

I  Nova- 
uous  en- 

terprize 

ois  de  fa 
en  joign< 

utre*  pro- 
plus  que 
quelquo 

eI.Liv.iY 


erprize  againft  Quebec.  For  it  was  then,  and  indeed 
Jong  before,  plainly  feen,  that  we  were  never  to  expedt 
any  peace  or  quiet  in  thefe  northern  Britifli  colonies,  while 
Qiiebec  was  in  the  hands  of  luch  neig'ibours  as  the  French. 
Sir  William  Phips,  the  next  Year  Governor  of  the  Maf- 
fachufetts-Bay,  was  a  lover  of  his  native  country,  and 
<^an  active  genius.  He  was  accordingly  a  zealous  pro- 
moter of  this  expedition,  and  was  put  at  the  head  of  it, 
as  commander  in  chief. 

In  this  expedition  there  failed  from  the  port  of  Bofton, 
thirty-two  frigates  and  t'-anfports,  having  on  board,  befides 
feamen,   about   2000  Ncw-Ehgland  trooyjs.      'I'he  largeft 
Ihip,  or  admiral,  carried  44  guns.     The  feafon  was  far  too 
much  advanced  before  the  fleet  took  its  departure  from  Bo(- 
ton,  which  was  not  till  the  9th  of  AugufK     It  did  not  ar- 
rive before  Qiiebec  till  the  5ih  of  Odtobf  r.     A  icoo  Englifti 
provincial  troops,  with  1500  Indians,  were  to  have  marched 
about  the  fame  time  from  Albany,  and  to  have  proceeded 
by  the  way  of  lake  Champlain,  in  order  to  attack  Montreal, 
or  at  leaft  to  divide  the  French  forces,  and  make  a  diverfion 
that  way,  in   favour  of  the  fleet  and  ^rmy  up  the  river  St. 
Lawrence ;   and   thereby   facilitate    the   defign  of  reducing 
Quebec,  which  was  the  grand  point  in  view.     But,  for  cer- 
tain reafons  which  cannot  here  be  particularly  mentioned, 
the  forces  did  not  proceed  at  the  weftward,  according  to  the 
original  plan.     Which,   in  part,  occafioned  the  fubfcqucnt 
mifcarriage  of  the  expedition  up- the  river:    I  fay  in  part; 
for  there  were  other  caufes  concurring  ;  particularly  ficknefs 
amongft  the  troops  there,  and,  pofiibly,  want  of  fufficient  ex- 
penencein  the  officerSjfor  fuch  an  undertaking ;  to  the  fucctfs 
whereof,  bravery  was  not  the  only  thing  neceflary. 

Odober  6th,  Sir  William  fummoned  the  French  gover- 
nor, count  Frontenac,  to  furrender ;  from  whom  he  received 
the  following  anfwer,  *'  That  Sir  William  Phips,  and  thofe 
with  him,  were  traitors  to  their  King,*  and  had  taken  up 
with  that  Ufurper  the  Prince  of  Orange,  and  had 
made  a  revdution.,  which  if  it  had  not  been  made,  N.  Eng- 
land and  the  French  would  have  been  all  one  ;  and  that 
no  other  anfwer  was  to  be  expeiled  from  him,  but  what 
fhoukl  be  from  the  mouth  of  his  ca;inon."  [Magna!. 1  The 
winds  continued  lo  high  and  boifterous,  that  it  was  imp;-cti-' 
cable  for  the  army  to  land  before  the  8th,  when  all  the  ef- 
fective men,  being  about  1400,  were  landed  under  the  com- 
ixwndofUcut.  general  Walley,  about  5  miles  below  the  city* 
*  Jam«5  U.  *»u 


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'}M 


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»>  m   I  tolilMil  Ki 


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A  F  P  E  N  D  I  X.^ 

Ml  the  north  fide  of  the  river.  They  had  that  day  fome  Ikiiv 
miOies  with  the  enemy ;  a  few  being  killed  on  both  fides. 
They  advanced  Tome  way  towards  she  city  ;  but  the  cold 
was  now  fo  fevere,  that  the  feet  and  hanJs  of  many  wpre  frcK 
xen;  and  others  we.;  taken  fick  with  the  Small -Pox.  Be- 
fides  :  the  enemy  having  feafonanly  learnt,  a  confiderable 
time  before>  that  they  were  in  no  clanger  of  having  any  dif- 
turbance  towards  Montreal  our  »rmy  that  way  havin;<x  re- 
turned, drew  all  their  ftrength  from  thofe  parts ;  re /ular 
troops,  Canadians  and  Indians ;  and  in  fhort  made  themfclves 
much  fuperior  in  the  field.  Thefe:  wpic  fufiicirnt  reafons 
for  not  advancing  farther  towards  tbt  city,  if;  order  to 
a/Tauit,  or  befiegc  it ;  and  the  troops  wtrc  foon  rc-imbarked. 
Sir  William,  however,  in  the  mean  time,  had  brorpht  f  me 
of  the  (hips  up  to  bpmbard  the  city  ;  Jin:3  haJ  his  own  iriip  Ihot 
thro'  in  ofar  joc  places.  A  i  lench  writer,  BaronLaHonton, 
then  ,itQljebc»j,  unke,?  h-mfe!;  very  merry  with  this  bombard- 
ment ;  tellirn;  b.i?  trtlci'-,  th..u  hereby  the  place  fuff'fred  da- 
mage to  the  amount  or  ale  ui  "  5  i\r  6  pifloles.  "  He  is  alio 
very  fevcrc  on  >:!ie  codJ.dc'i:  of  Sir  William.  He  fays,**  be 
could  not  hrsv?  done  icfs  'lan  he  iid,  if  the  French  bad  hired 
hitn  to  ftanii  iWW  witri  his  hand^i  in  his  piMrkets."'  This  is 
doubd-fs  an  lojurious  leficjSlion  on  htm.  For  confidering 
the  bad  weather,  ihc-cold,  (he  fickntfs,  the  fmallncfs  of  his 
force,  the  failing  i>f  the  intended  diverfion  at  the  wcflward, 
and  the  cohfcquent  ft  ength  of  the  enemy  at  Qiiebtc,  it 
was  hardly  pnifrVJe  to  have  done  more  than  he  did  j  tho'  fhat 
xvas  indeed  but  very  little  to  the  purpofe. 

It  was  Sir  William's  defign,  n otwithfianding  thefe  dif- 
Ci'ursgements,  afterwards  to  have  landed  the  troops  in  the 
face  >^  the  city,  under  cover  of  his  cannon,  and  to  have  taken 
it  by  Uorm  ;  the  troops,  as  well  ;s  himfdf,  being  ftill  full 
of  fpirit  and  refolution.  But  foon  after.  **  a  violent  ftorm 
**  arofe  that  feperated  the  fleet ,  and  thj  fnow  and  the  cold 
'''  became  fo  extreme,  that  they  could  not  continue  in  thofe 
*'  tjuarters  any  longer."  And  it  was  probably  well  for  them, 
a!I  circumftances  being  confidered,  that  they  did  not  attempt 
to  put  "this  latter  defign  into  c;:ecution  ;  the  enemy  being 
at  leali  3  or  4,000,  and  perhaps  5  or  6,oco  flrong. 
.  'I  c<  fay  that  the  fame  number  of  veteraji  troops,  under  an 
''.pcricnced  commander,  and  other  regularly  bred  officers, 
CO  .;d  noi  have  done  more  under  the  fame  circumftances,  is 
uiuch  more  than  I  prcfumc  (o  do.     But  ytt  it  can  hardly  be 

fippofctf 


APPENDIX. 

fkppoM  poffible,  even  for  fuch  to  have  reduced  the  dtj,  uil* 
der  all  thofe  difadvantageous  circumftances. 

Thus  ended  this  expedition,  with  the  lofs  of  about  lOOO 
tB?n  in  the  whole,  and  feveral  tranfports  in  their  return 
iVo;r>Qur'^PC :  An  expedition,certainly  ill-tinied,being  under« 
tak'in  fc  Uie  in  the  year.  And  hereby  was  incurred  an  heavy 
cKi.k'e  to  'his  government}  which  gave  rife  to  the  firft 
emt'nori  «  *  paper  currency  among  us ;  a  moft  pernicious 
(cbtiat\  0< ;  bad  efxeils  of  which  we  have  not  got  over  to 
this  day  ;  the  fortunes  of  many,  and  perhaps  the  morals  of 
more,  having  been  ruined  by  it. 

However,  we  ought  to  fpeak  with  honor  of  Sir 
William  F\  ips.  Tho'  neither  his  education,  nor  his  ex-« 
peritace  atterwards,  and  poffibly  not  his  genius,  qualified 
hirr.  eiihef  for  the  profoundcft  policy,  or  for  a  great  military 
cu  iimand>  he  was  a  brave,  honeft  man,  of  an  enterprifing 
turn,  a  lover  of  his  country,  and  zealous  for  its  honor  ana 
fervice  j  qualities  which  certainly  make  his  character  and 
memory  refpe^lable.  And  here,  at  the  clofe  of  this  brief 
account  of  his  unfortunate  expedition,  it  will  not  be  amifs 
to-  fpealc  of  one  circumflance  to  his  honor,  told  in  the 
Lives  of  the  Admrals  before  mentioned,  tho'  relating  to 
quite  another  Affair.  Sir  William,  then  only  captain 
Phips,  had,  by  the  intercelTjon  of  Chriftopher  Dulce  of 
Albermarle,  obtained  a  (hip  of  King  Charles  II.  in  order 
to  fifh  on  a  rich  Spanifh  wreck  on  the  coaft  of  Hifpaniola. 
He  went,  and  returned  without  making  the  defir'd  difco- 
very  ;  a  confiderable  proportion  of  the  profits  arifing  from 
Vf\\\c%  was  to  have  gone  into  the  King's  coffers,  for  the 
expence  he  had  been  at  in  fitting  out  the  (hip.  Captain 
Phips  being  again  fitted  out  by  private  adventurers  on  the 
fame  defign,  made  the  difcovery  ;  and  returned  to  England 
lyith  /.  300,000  Sterl.  in  filver,  *«  On  his  arrival,  there 
wanted  not  fome,  who  would  ha^e  perfuaded  the  King  to 
feize  his  fhip  and  ca.go,  under  the  pretence  that  captain 
Phips  had  not  given  an  exaft  information,  when  he  ap- 
plied fot  licence,  and  the  royal  affiftance :  but  his  Majefty 
generoufly  anfweied,  that  he  knew  the  captain  to  be  arx 
honeft  man,  and  a  man  of  honour ;  and  that  if  he  had 
brought  home  twice  as  much  treafure,  his  proprietors  fhould 
<rivide  it.  His  Majeily  farther  exprelTe.]  ^-is  fatisfaaion  by 
knighting  him."     Livis  of  ;; .  Utur-^h,    vol.  2.  p.  ^^^' 

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t'-f;  V. 


-  The  other  former,  and  much  [;reater  expedition  againft 
Quebec  and  Canada,  was  in  the  i''\:,i*  of  Queen  Ann, 
twenty  one  years  after  the  above  mentioned,  vix.  A.  D.  1711. 
The  late  Lorii  V  ill  cunt  Bolinbroke,  then  only  Mr.  St.  John, 
Iccretary  of  ftate  to  the  Qiieen,  appears  to  have  had  the 
chief  hand  in  planning  and  diredtmg  this  expedition.  There 
were  fent  from  England  either  11  or  12  line  of  battle  (hips, 
(for  accounts  difter  )  i  frigate,  2  bombs  with  their  tender, 
and  32  tranf^iorts  with  feverai  regiments,  mak>ng  in  all 
npwards  of  5000  men  \  as  alfo  8  tranfpuris  and  ten^iers  be- 
longing to  the  train  of  artillery.  Sir  Hovenden  Walker  was 
the  admiral  of  the  fleet,  and  general  Hill  commatider  in 
chief  of  the  firiti(h  troops.  It  fernis  they  were  delayed  fome 
time  in  the  channel  of  England  by  contrary  winds;  at 
which  Mr.  fecretary  St.  John,  in  his  letters  then  written 
to  the  admiral,  expreiTes  the  greateft  concern  and  uneafi- 
sefs.  Alter  being  put  back  feverai  times,  from  the  28th 
of  April  to  the  5th  of  May,  the  fleet  at  length  proceeded  from 
Plymouth,  and  continuing  its  voyage,  arrived  at  Bofton 
June  24th,  without  any  material  difaiter ;  when  the  troops 
were  debarked,  and  encamped  for  fome  time  on  Noddle's 
ifiand.  To  thefe  were  joined  two  regiments  from  the 
MaiTachufetts-Bay,  Rhodc-IHand  and  New-Hamp(hire  ;  all 
which  were  deftin'd  againft  Quebec  and  Canada,  by  the 
way   of  St.  Lawrence. 

General  Nicholfon  was  at  the  fame  time  to  take  under 
his  command  a  body  of  militia  from  Conneilicut,  New- 
York  and  the  Jerfies,  toge'her  with  the  Indians  of  the 
itve,  alias  fix  nations,  which  we  commonly,  tho'  not  quite 
properly,  blend  all  together  under  the  general  name  of 
Mohawks.  This  army  under  the  laft  mentioned  genera], 
was  to  proceed  by  the  way  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  order 
to  attack  Montreal,  or  at  leaft  to  make  a  diverfion  in  thofe 
parts  J  and  by  keeping  the  enemy  at  bay  there,  to  forward 
the  reduction  of  Quebec  by  the  fleet  and  principal  army. 
With  this  view  they  proceeded  from  Albany  towards  the 
lake  i  tho'  not  till  the  2cth  of  Auguft.  Of  what  number 
this  army  confided,  I  have  either  never  exactly  learnt,  or 
have  forgotten  ;  probably  about  3000  including  Indians. 
This  army  we  now  leave  in  its  prngrefs  towards  the  lake, 
and  return  to  the  other  army  and  the  fleet. 

It  is  faid  by  fome,  that  thcfe  were  delayed  at  Bofton  a 
long  time  for  want  of  neccflary  provifions,  fome  fcamen,  &c. 


APPENDIX. 


aod  this  thro'  the  negligence,  or  rather  the  mereetiary  an3 
wicked  deftgns  of  certain  perfons  here,  whofc  bufinefs  it 
was  to  forward  them  with  all  poflible  expedition.  The 
admiral  and  general,  to  be  fure,  were  loud  in  their  com" 
plaints,  nut  againft  particular  perfons  only,  but  ihc  govern- 
ment in  general.  For  the  former,  in  one  of  his  letters  to 
governor  Dudley,  then  in  the  chair,  cxprcfles  himfc'f  ia 
the  following  terms  :  "  I  concur,  fays  he,  with  the  opinioa 
of  all  the  fea  and  land  officers  here,  that  the  government  of 
this  colony  have  prejudiced  the  prefent  expedition,  ioftiAvl 
ofaflifting  it."  And  fuch  representations  were  fent  hirme, 
of  this  matter,  as  left,  for  fome  time,  impreifions  on  the 
minds  of  many  perfons  there,  much  to  the  prejudice  and 
difad vantage  of  this  government.  As  to  the  negligence,  ill 
defigns,  or  ill  condud^  of  fome  particular  perOins ;  thus  Sax 
the  accufation  might  poffibly  be  juft ;  which,  however,  I 
do  not  alTert.  But  the  imputation,  as  it  refpe£led  the  go« 
vernment,  and  people  in  general,  was  doubtlefs  a  very 
unworthy  one,  to  fay  nothing  worfe  of  it.  No  government 
could  well  be  more  zealous  in  promoting  any  expedition  ; 
all  the  people  in  general  had  the  fuccefs  of  it  greatly  at 
heart  :  and  it  may  be  added,  that  as  much  W£.3  done  by  the 
government  to  promote  it,  as  could  well  be  done,  confidering 
their  circumftances,  and  that  they  had  little  or  no  previous 
warning  to  make  the  needful  preparations.  A  great  genius, 
Jer.  Dummer,  Efq;  while  agent  for  this  province  at  the 
court  of  London,  in  his  excellent  defence  of  oyr  charter, 
long  fmce  did  the  government  and  province  juftice;  and 
wiped  off  thefe  foul  and  bafe  afpciAons,  by  fetting  this 
matter  in  a  true  and  clear  light. 

But  to  whatever  caufe  or  caufes,  the  delay  of  the  fleet 
and  army  at  Bofton  was  owin?,  the  fadl  is,  that  they  did  not 
proceed  from  hence  on  the  cspedition  till  July  the  30th i 
much  too  late  for  fuch  an  cnrerprife,  at  fuch  a  diftance, 
thro'  fuch  a  navigation,  and  in  fuch  a  country  as  Canada. 
The  fleet,  when  it  took  its  departure  from  hence  for  the 
river,  confifted  of  about  68  or  70  fail,  having  on  board 
6,463  troops,  including  the  provincials.  Being  got  into 
the  gulph  of  St.  Lawrence,  and  having;  taken  a  French  prize, 
the  people  of  which  gave  the  moft  dlfcouraging  and  formi- 
dable accounts  poffible,  the  admiral  in  his  journal  writes 
thus,  Auguft  15th  ;  from  whence  it  will  appear,  not  only 
how  much  he  was  deceived  in  fome  refpefts,  but  how  much 
he  was  difconccrted  by  that  mea.is ;    *'  Having  .informed 

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APPENDIX, 


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me,  in  that  river, 
wintcr'd  there,  but 
the  froft  overtake 
river  and  Qiiebec, 


myfelf  by  all  means  poifible,   fays  he,   of  the  nature  of 
Canada  river,   both   from  the  French   and  Enwlilh,  I  ftill 

Eerceive  there  were  more  difficuUies  to  furmount  than  could 
ave  been  imagined ;  for  the  mirfter  of  the  French  prize, 
who  had  made  forty  voyages, 
out  and  home,  aflured  me  no 
hazarded  every  thing,  ratAv. 
them.  That  between  the  mouth  of  the 
being  about  1 30  leagues,  there  was  neither  ready  bay^  or  har- 
imTf  where  (hips  could  be  in  tolerable  fecurity  }  that  he  never 
fmnd groundf  tho*  he  tiied  with  a  line  of  400  fathom  ;  that 
the  fhoar  was  fteep  too  all  along,  being  exert '■  ^  .'.gh 
and  mountainous,  and  in  mod  places  you  ihould  have  100 
fathom  within  a  cable's  length  of  the  flioar ;  in  fome  parts  as 
deep  water,  and  the  (hips  fides  touching  the  rocks.  That 
it  has  been  i;^  poffible  for  any  perfon — to  know  the  cur- 
rents— ;  that  j\  t  znA  Jiorms  were  fo  frequent,  as  they 
might  well  be  efteem'd  continual"  See.  &c.  But  thefe  things 
I  leave  with' ur  pretending  to  determine,  whether  this  ad- 
miral were  then  the  more  eaiy   believer,  or  the  Frenchman 

the  greater  L r. 

On  the  1 8th  of  Au7uft  the  fleet  was  not  far  from  the 
mouth  of  the  river  ;    uut  the  wind  blowing  hard    againft 
them,  as  the  admiral  fiys,  he  put  into  the  bay   of  Gafpee, 
t«y  the  fouthward.     There  they  were  detain'd  till  the  20th, 
when  they  made  fail  for  the  river.     The  night  of  the  23d, 
being  thick  and  dark,  and  the  advice  of  the  Englifh  pilots, 
as  they  deciar'd,  not  being  follow'd  by  the  admiral,   prov'd 
fatal  to  pari  of  the  fleet,  and  put  un  end  to  this  expedition. 
Being  enter'd  the  river  as  far  as  the  egg-iflands  on  the  nor- 
thern (hoar,  eight   tranfports   were  there  caft   away,  and 
near  1000  people  perifhed  ;  amongft  whom,  however,  there 
were  none  of  the  New-England  troops.     About  ten  days 
after,  the  fleet  put  into  Spanl/h  :ivcr  in  the  ifli  d  of  Cape- 
Breton.     After  confulting  there  fome  time,  what  was  to  be 
done,  particularly  whether  any  thing  (hould  be  attempted 
againfl  the  enemy  at  Placentia  on  Newfoundland,   it  was  at 
length  determined  in  a  council  both  of  land  and  fea  officers, 
that  it  was  im{>radtcable  to  do  any  thing  ;  except  to  return 
direftly  to  England,  after  giving  general  NicholC^n,  whom 
we  left   in  his   progrefs   towar.is  Montieal.    advice  of  the 
difarter  which  had  befallen  them  :  For  hi'        w  g  iing  for- 
ward coulJ  anfwer  no  valuable  end.     The  jcct  ac:ordingly 
took  iti  departure  from  Spanifii  river  Sept,  16,    In  a  (mirt 

pafTage 


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APPENDIX. 

)>a(rage  they  were  in  foundincs  near  the  Britifli  channel ; 
and  0&.  16.  the  Admiral's  (hip  then  lying  at  anchor  aC 
Spiihead,  was  blown  up,  with  moft  of  his  papers,  and  manjr 
people  on  board,  the  admiral  himfcif  being  on  fhore.  No 
difcovery  was  ever  made,  by  what  means  this  happened. 
Some  have  thought  it  was  not  an  accidental  thine,  but 
done  with  defign,  as  being  the  moft  expeditious  and  fafeft 
way  of  fetiiing  the  voyage.  However  this  fuggeftion  feemi 
hardly  credible. 

Thus  ended  the  fccond,  grand  expedition  againft  Cana- 
da ;  that  of  admiral  Kirk  mentioned  above,  not  being  here 
reckoncfi  as  one.  **  The  charge  incurred  by  the  province 
of  the  MafTi.  hufetts-Bay  was  fomething  more  than  £.  24,000 
fterling,  allowed  by  parliament."     Doug.  Summ. 

There  were  three  circumftances  efpecially,  attendine 
this  expedition,  either  of  which  might  probably  have  proved 
fatal  to  the  fuccefs  of  it  without  the  other  two.  In  the  firft 
place,  it  was  much  too  late  in  the  year  before  the  fleet 
failed  from  England.  In  the  next,  feafonable  notice  had 
not  been  given  here,  to  make  preparation  for  its  arrival, 
and  for  that  part  which  the  colonies  were  to  bear  in  the 
enterpiize.  And  laftly,  (here  was  want  of  a  number  of 
throughly  and  Aifficiently  experienced  pilots  for  the  river; 
at  leaft,  of  fuch  as  the  admiral,  who  was  doubtlefs  a  gentle- 
man of  very  ^  d  fenfe  and  accomplifhments,  could  place 
full  confidence  in,  and  rely  upon  ;  which  feems  to  have 
entirely  difconccrtr J  him.  Some  have  hinted  at  deep,  dark 
and  treacherous  dtligns,  relative  to  this  expedition.  Nor 
is  it  ftrange  tha'  there  fhould  have  been  fome  fufpicions  of 
this  fort,  confidtring  who  vere  then  at  the  helm,  and  how 
fome  other  matters  were  carried  on  about  that  time.  But 
that  there  was  really  any  treachery  in  the  cafe,  is  by  no 
means  clear,  or  certain  ;  and  perhaps,  upon  laying  all' 
things  together,  very  improbable.  However,  it  is  quite 
beyond  the  defign  of  this  appendix,  to  make  any  fort  of 
inquiry  into  that  matter ;  which,  to  be  fure,  would  be  of  no 
advantage  to  thofe,  whofe  gratification  was  propofed  hereby. 

As  the  account  of  thefe  two  expeditions  v/as  introduced 
with  the  mention  of  one  which  preceeded  them,  when  both 
Canada  and  New- England  were  in  their  infant  flate;  it 
may  be  follow'd  with  the  mention  of  another,  which  was 
planned  fmce  thefe  ;  but  without  being  carried  into  exccu- 
'tion,  or  fo  much  as  attempted,  except  fo  far  as  the  enliftins 
of  troops  here  for  that  end.  This  was  during  the  laft 
'  wac, 


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vlt.  in  i74©r**The^'o«fera  from  Great  Britain  for 
making  thefc  levies,  were  dated  in  April  that  vear.  Manjr 
troops  were  raifcd  in  the  colonics  oa  fo  important  an 
•ccafinn ;  fume  of  which  were  rendcKvous'd  at  Saratoga 
above  Albany.  But  at  length,  to  our  great  furprize  and 
aaortification,  in  OcHobcr  of  the  following  year,  orders  were 
leccived  here  for  difbanding  the  troops.  Why  this  dcftgn 
was  not  (hen  profecuted,  there  are  others  that  know  better 
than  the  author  of  thcfc  few  pages. 

But  be  thankful,  ray   countrymen  and  fellow- fubjciHs, 
that  what  all  who  have  well  underdood,  and  heartily  dcured, 
the  true  'intcreft    of  Britifli  America,    ever  cfteemed  the 
grand,  effential  point,   is  now  gained.     QUEBEC,    after 
repeated  ftruggles  and  efforts,  is  at  length  reduced  :  QIJE- 
££C,  I  had  aimed  called  it  that  Pandora's  box,  from  whence 
nnnuniberM  plagues  have  ilTued  for  more  than  an  hundred 
years,  to  dilUcfs,  to  enfeeble,  to  lay  wafle,  thcfc  northern 
colonies ;  and  which  might,  peihaps,  in  the  end  have  proved 
fatal  to  them  !     An  acquifition,  the  confequcnce  of  which, 
if  maintaintd^  muft  prove,   not  only  the  utter  ruin  of  th« 
French  power  and  intereft  in  America  i  but  in  time,  accord- 
ing to  the  natural  courfc   of  things,  the  exalting  of  thefe 
little  provinces  and  colonies,  as  it  were  into  as  many  kng- 
^oms }  and  confequently,   the  raifmg  of  the  BritiHi  empire 
in  Europe,  on  which  they  will  continue  dependent,  to  an 
fcetght   and  dignity  amongft  the  nations,  which    it  never 
knew  before.     However,  altho'  this  is  not  zftrman^  it  may 
be  jufl    added  here,  that  under  the  government  and   pro- 
vidence of  God,  all  this  will  depend,  in  fome  mcafure,  on 
cur  own  wifdom,  virtue  and  piety  ;  For  even  our  profpcrity, 
vithaut  thefe  qualitiei!,  may  prove  our  ruin.     A  pagan  faid 
wifelv,  whether  jufllv  or  not,  as  applied  to  ancient   RomCj 
'*  Diis  te  miiu>rcm  quod  gcris,   imperas  : 
**  Hinc  omne  principium,   hue  refer  exitum"  ! 
Which  being  put  into  a  more  chriftian  ftile,  in  plain  profe, 
may  be  exprefl'ed  thus  :  You  are  exalted  above  other  nations, 
becaufe   you  are  virtuous,    and  walk  humbly  with  your  God  : 
From  hence  deduce  the  origin  of  your  power,  its   increafe 
and  grandeur;  and  to  the  contrary  afcribe  its  fall  ! — Or 
you  may  take  the  fum  of  it  in  the  words  of  a  certain  wift 
JKingt  who  flourifhed   in  the  day«  of  old:  "  Righteoufnefs 
^xalteth  a  nation,  but  fin  is  a  reproach  to  any  people." 

To  conclude:    However  unfortunate  the  former  expedi- 
tions aguinil  Canada  were,  in  the  reigns  of  fy.  William  and 

Q;  Ann» 


Q;  Ann,  ef{ 
fuch  difhcul 
tended  with 
reien  of  K. 
and  arms  th 
bringing  do' 
•♦  O  nim 
*'  Et  conj 
O  heav'n- 
1'hy  arms 
And   winds 

T.TLL 
An( 
Till  guilty 
And  fworc! 
Till  harm 
And  thefe 
Till  exil'i 
To  humai 
Shall  olive 
And  fprea 
Till  wrath 
And  ev'ry 
Till  then. 
Freedom  tl 
Till  then  i 
Not  to  hei 
Great  s( 
Boundlefs  i 
Till  then 
Such  mi  nil 
Such  ad  mi 
Such  genei 
(WOLFE 
Or  AMHI 
So  lawlefs 
That  cree] 
While  ear 
Aw'd  by 
And  wild 
Till  King 

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APPENDIX, 


Q;  Ann,  erpeci^^Ily  the  lafter, 
fuch   difficulties  and  difaftcn 


whcrHn  the  fleet  met  witk 
-the  laft  of  all  has  been  at- 
tended with  fuch  profperitv,  as  will  glorioudy  diftineuifli  the 
reien  of  K.  GEORGE  11.  In  the  fucccA  of  whofc  fleet* 
and  arms  the  elements  feem  now  to  intereft  thcmfclves,  for 
bringing  down  the  pride  of  France. 

**  O  nimium  Dilecte  Deo,  cui  militat  aether, 
*»  ht  conjurati  veniunt  ad  claffica  venti  !"       Claud. 
O   heav'n-belov'd  !  Thcfkies  their  fuccours  lend  j     1 
Thy   arms  the  tides,   and  rolling  feas,  befriend,  > 

And   winds   confpiring   on   thy  fleets  attend  I  J. 

TJLL   pride  fliall  ceafe  its  neighbours  to  invade. 
And  fwains  at  cafe  enjoy  their  humMc  (hade  : 
Till  guilty  fpcars  fhall  ccafc  to  blufh  with  gore, 
And  fwords  be  drunk  with  chriftian  blood  no  more  ; 
Till  harmlefs  thofe  in  pruning-hoolcs  arc  found. 
And  thefe  in  plough -fliares  mark  the  furrow'd  ground: 
Till  exil'd  peace   returning  from  above 
To  human-kind  propitious,  hcav'niy   dove! 
Shall  olive  to  each  clime,  each  country  bring, 
And  fpread  ore  nations  wide  her  foft'ring  wing : 
Till  wrath  and  hate  are  banifh'd  in  their  turn, 
And  ev'ry  breaft  with  purer  flames  fhail  burn  ! 
Till  then,  O  heav'n  !  till  then   indulgent  fmile. 
Freedom  thy  guardian  care,  and  Britain's  ifle  ! 
Till  then  her  liberties  protedt ;  for  thofe, 
Not  to  her  Monarchs,  but  to  thee  ihe  owes. 
Great  source  of  liberty!  the  Tyrant's  awe, 
Boundlefs  in  pow'r,  but  goodnef's  ftill  thy  law, 
Till  then  fuch  Kings  as  GEORGE  lo  Britain  lend; 
Such  minifters  as  Pitt   fucccITive  fend  ; 
Such  admirals  as  late  have  rul'd  the  main ; 
Such  generals  as  fought  on  Abrah'm's  f  plain  ; 
(WOLFE,  not  till  death  immortal ;  Name  renown'd  !  ) 
Or  AMHERST  ftill  with  annual  laurels  crown'd  !— 
So  lawlefs  power  (hall  bend,  and  Britain's  rife, 
That  creep  in  duft,  and   this  afcend  the  (kies. 
While  earth's  opprefTors  half-repentant  ftand, 
Aw'd   by  the  jultice  of  her   lifted   hand  ; 
And  wild  ambition  feels  thv  chaft'ning  rod 
Till  Kings  most  christian  may  — believe  A  GOD  ? 

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